About Us

 Yves Salama

Yves is a management executive with over 30 years of financial, operational and strategic analysis experience. He has helped organizations develop and implement overall strategy, and identify performance gaps and opportunities and implement actions that improve the overall organization. His focus is to balance the business objectives of the organization with the various competing stakeholders.

 Yves spent 16 years at Merrill Lynch where he was Vice President in Technology.  Accomplishments include managing substantial cost reduction efforts, coordinating development of complementary projects and developing tools to help the organization identify technology resources and expenses. Since leaving ML in 1996, he has advised C-level management on cost control, integration, outsourcing and risk management. His client list includes:  S&P, OceanWest, ING, Deutsche Bank, Scudder, Kemper and UBS.  

 Yves earned an MBA in Finance from New York University, Stern School of Business and a BA in Economics from University of Rochester.

  Augusta Sterne

  Augusta is a marketing professional with over 25 years of experience helping companies develop and implement successful marketing strategies.

  Augusta spent 12 years at American Express where she was a Vice President of Marketing. Her accomplishments included developing and managing acquisition and retention programs for charge card customers and business development for both the Card and Travelers Cheques divisions. Since leaving American Express in 1994, she worked on assignments in both consumer and business-to-business marketing. Her client list includes: JP Morgan, American Express, Ernst & Young, Prudential Financial, AT&T Wireless Services, Dime Savings Bank, Morgan Stanley and U.S. Trust.

 Augusta earned an MBA in Marketing from The Wharton School and a BA in Economics from Vanderbilt University.  She recently helped design and launch new websites for International Center for Clubhouse Development and Helen Keller International.