Deckers Brands has appointed Andreas Kost to the new position of sales manager of Hoka One One for the whole Central Europe region. He will run a sales team of two account managers and several field support representatives. Kost has worked for the Adidas Group and various streetwear and lifestyle brands in various sales marketing roles. Prior to his appointment, Uli Kick began to build up a distribution network for the brand in Central Europe as an independent consultant. For his part, Kick has been appointed country manager of Inov-8 for Germany and Austria, following the termination of a contract with a former distributor, Florian Schöpf, at the end of last year. The 55-year-old Kick worked in the past for Fischer, Adidas, Reebok and Puma.