Erik Hellquist is appointed Head of Market Intelligence of Tal-os Asia in May 2008. He will be responsible for the management and execution of market intelligence projects for clients of Tal-os.

Prior to joining Tal-os, Erik was responsible for Market Intelligence at ASSA ABLOY, the world's largest lock manufacturer with a turnover exceeding USD 5 billion. In that position he reported directly to the Executive Team and was responsible for market analysis and as well as number of other projects including the annual employee survey conducted among the 32000 employees.

Erik has extensive market research experience working as a project manager for a Swedish market research company. In that position he was a team leader running international research projects for clients such as Pfizer and Electrolux.

Erik holds a Master's degree in Finance from Stockholm School of Economics.