BALTIMORE, Jan. 26, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Sinclair
Broadcast Group (NASDAQ: SBGI) ("Sinclair") today announced that
Jeffrey Lewis has been hired as the
company's Chief Compliance Officer. In this newly-created position,
Lewis will supervise corporate compliance functions, including
regulatory, code of conduct, competition and privacy. Reporting
directly to Sinclair President and
Chief Executive Officer 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," said Lewis. "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 Senior Vice President-Compliance
and Chief Accessibility Officer of AT&T and General Counsel
& Chief Compliance Officer for Pinnacle Propane, LLC.
Prior to those positions, Lewis was in private practice,
specializing in corporate and technology law. Lewis 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," said Ripley.
"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."
In addition to his role with Sinclair, Lewis also is a board
member for the Dallas Historical Society, Suicide and Crises Center
of North Texas, and Society of St.
Vincent DePaul National Foundation. 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. Lewis will be based in Sinclair's
headquarters in Hunt Valley,
MD.
About Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc.
Sinclair is a
diversified media company and leading provider of local sports and
news. The Company owns and/or operates 23 regional sports network
brands; owns, operates and/or provides services to 188 television
stations in 88 markets; is a leading local news provider in the
country; owns multiple national networks; and has TV stations
affiliated with all the major broadcast networks. Sinclair's
content is delivered via multiple platforms, including
over-the-air, multi-channel video program distributors, and digital
platforms. The Company regularly uses its website as a key source
of Company information which can be accessed at www.sbgi.net.
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