Welcome new member Sal Agosta
Bill McNeill introduced Sal on May 8. His cosponsor is Greg Beck.
Sal is a retired senior finance executive with more than 30 years of experience at IBM Corporation in Armonk, New York. His titles before his retirement in 2019 included vice president and chief financial officer; chief financial officer for Information Management Software; director of Global Technology Services Pricing – Growth Markets; controller – Global Technology Services Asia Pacific; and business development principal – IBM Global Services. He has an extensive background in finance and planning, accounting, pricing, business controls, business development, and mergers and acquisition. He was chief financial officer for IBM Italia S.p.A.; and president and chairman of the board of directors for IBM Italia Servizi Finanziari S.p.A.
Sal earned a Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting and Taxation at Pace University in New York in 1989. He is fluent in Italian and speaks conversational Spanish.
Sal and his wife, Christy (also a retired IBMer), lived and worked in Japan for six years and Milan, Italy, for three years. They lived in Connecticut before moving to the east side of Springfield in 2023 with their dog, Sawyer. Christy grew up in Springfield and graduated from Greenwood Laboratory School before going on to college. One of Christy’s childhood friends was the daughter of Sam Hamra, the founding president of our club.
In retirement, Sal volunteers at a food bank, a homeless shelter, and TBICO (The Bridge to Independence and Career Opportunities), which helps people get control of their finances and personal budgets after disruptive life events. He enjoys gardening, long hikes with Sawyer, biking, fishing, and cross-country skiing. He is a diehard and lifelong New York Mets baseball fan!
Sal is a retired senior finance executive with more than 30 years of experience at IBM Corporation in Armonk, New York. His titles before his retirement in 2019 included vice president and chief financial officer; chief financial officer for Information Management Software; director of Global Technology Services Pricing – Growth Markets; controller – Global Technology Services Asia Pacific; and business development principal – IBM Global Services. He has an extensive background in finance and planning, accounting, pricing, business controls, business development, and mergers and acquisition. He was chief financial officer for IBM Italia S.p.A.; and president and chairman of the board of directors for IBM Italia Servizi Finanziari S.p.A.
Sal earned a Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting and Taxation at Pace University in New York in 1989. He is fluent in Italian and speaks conversational Spanish.
Sal and his wife, Christy (also a retired IBMer), lived and worked in Japan for six years and Milan, Italy, for three years. They lived in Connecticut before moving to the east side of Springfield in 2023 with their dog, Sawyer. Christy grew up in Springfield and graduated from Greenwood Laboratory School before going on to college. One of Christy’s childhood friends was the daughter of Sam Hamra, the founding president of our club.
In retirement, Sal volunteers at a food bank, a homeless shelter, and TBICO (The Bridge to Independence and Career Opportunities), which helps people get control of their finances and personal budgets after disruptive life events. He enjoys gardening, long hikes with Sawyer, biking, fishing, and cross-country skiing. He is a diehard and lifelong New York Mets baseball fan!
