SPRINGFIELD – Last Oct. 14 in Notre Dame Stadium, the Fighting Irish earned a decisive win over the USC Trojans, 48-20. A chance meeting that day at Notre Dame Stadium helped the largest health care provider in western Massachusetts find its new leader.
Peter D. Banko – a Notre Dame fan working as president and CEO of Centura Health, in Centennial, Colorado – was greeted while waiting in line by someone he knew — a recruiter of healthcare executives.