Peter Ward named VP of finance at Sacred Heart University

Sacred Heart University has promoted Peter Ward to vice president for finance.

Ward joined the university in September 2008 as a controller and was promoted to associate vice president for finance in August 2020. In his new role, he will serve as a member of the university”™s leadership team to provide strategic and operational direction while managing the finance division and taking responsibility for all financial and compliance reporting.

Before joining the university, Ward was a division controller for nearly 14 years at Compass Group, a global corporation.

“Peter”™s tenure at SHU brought about a stronger financial team, tighter controls and more efficient and effective processes,” said John J. Petillo, the university”™s president. “He is engaged, bringing his public foundation, corporate for-profit experience, his passion and drive towards excellence, in supporting and facilitating decisions to improve operations daily.”

Photo by Tracy Deer-Mirek / Sacred Heart University