Ecopetrol management Camilo Rojas: integrity in procurement

Ecopetrol management under Camilo Andrés Rojas Castro centers on one of the company’s most sensitive fronts: how it buys and how it spends. Rojas became Corporate Vice President of Administration and Services effective no later than October 6, 2026, after the board approved the appointment on September 30.

According to Ecopetrol, he will lead procurement and supply chain processes “under the highest standards of rigor, transparency, ethical conduct and integrity.”

Two decades in public leadership

Rojas is an attorney with more than 20 years of experience in senior public-sector leadership, government procurement and institutional integrity. He served as Acting Minister of Justice and Law and as Deputy Minister for Criminal Policy and Restorative Justice, where he led national policies against money laundering and terrorist financing and on asset forfeiture. Colombia’s first National Criminal Policy Plan was approved in 2021 during his tenure.

Procurement under multilateral standards

As Secretary General of the Ministry of Justice, he oversaw procurement, acquisitions, public works and human capital, and led the justice digitalization project financed by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) under multilateral accountability standards — relevant for a company listed in Bogotá and New York.

Hydrocarbons experience and ANH

His career also includes serving as Acting Director of USPEC, roles in the Legal Advisory Office of the National Hydrocarbons Agency (ANH), and appointments as adjunct judge. He holds degrees from Universidad Sergio Arboleda and a master’s from the University of Salamanca.

Why the role matters now

Ecopetrol enters this phase after a period the company itself linked to alleged corruption, and CEO Joaquín Gutiérrez Caballero has announced a forensic audit of prior administrations. Procurement is where trust is won or lost with workers, contractors, regions and investors — the core of Ecopetrol management Camilo Rojas.