The top attorney at Citgo Petroleum Corp. has been given the additional title of chief compliance and ethics officer, the company announced, amid a bribery investigation from the Department of Justice.

Jack Lynch, vice president of legal and government affairs and chief compliance & ethics officer at Citgo Petroleum Corp. Jack Lynch, vice president of legal and government affairs and chief compliance & ethics officer at Citgo Petroleum Corp. (Courtesy photo)

Jack Lynch, who became vice president of legal and government affairs of Citgo in October, has been made the top compliance professional at the oil refinery. Lynch, who is based in Houston, will oversee the compliance department, which is staffed by 12 compliance professionals, and Citgo’s compliance committee. He will periodically evaluate the effectiveness of the company’s compliance and ethics program.