Sinclair Names Jeffrey Lewis Compliance Officer

Sinclair Broadcast Group has hired Jeffrey Lewis as the company’s chief compliance officer. In this newly created position, he will supervise corporate compliance functions, including regulatory, code of conduct, competition and privacy.

Reporting directly to Sinclair President-CEO Chris Ripley, Lewis will also be responsible for leading strategic guidance on the implementation of compliance with regulatory agency requirements.

“With rapid digitization, globalization and shifts in regulations, compliance is more important now than it has ever been,” Lewis said. “Working with Sinclair brings an opportunity to further its already strong compliance practices. I look forward to enacting the best in compliance strategy for the company.”

Lewis’ knowledge of compliance encompasses a wide array of expertise within the area, with both Fortune 10 in-house and law firm experience. Lewis will apply his skills in spearheading initiatives on behalf of Sinclair to enhance productivity and effectiveness across the spectrum of compliance activities.

Previously, Lewis held roles as SVP-compliance and chief accessibility officer of AT&T and general counsel and chief compliance officer for Pinnacle Propane. Prior to those positions, Lewis was in private practice, specializing in corporate and technology law. He also was an enforcement attorney for the U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission.

“Throughout his career, Jeffrey has continuously developed strategies that solidified more secure and compliant organizational practices for numerous companies, large and small,” Ripley said. “Jeffrey will be a valuable asset to the Sinclair team. Adding to our existing compliance guidelines, he will be a foothold in the strategy and supervision of applying topline compliance initiatives for Sinclair.”

Lewis holds his Bar licenses in both Illinois and New York, and received his J.D. from Rutgers University School of Law and his LL.M. (in corporations law) from New York University School of Law. He will be based in Sinclair’s headquarters in Hunt Valley, Md.