Vice-Chairman of the Board of Directors of RTL Group and Independent Director, Tech Law Advisor, Professor (hon.)
Jean-Louis Schiltz, born in 1964, is a tech law advisor. He is the senior partner at Schiltz & Schiltz (avocats) and a professor (hon.) at the University of Luxembourg. His legal work focuses on technology and innovation as well as regulatory matters. He is a regular speaker at conferences with a focus on innovation and tech law. He is a FinTech pioneer and one of Luxembourg’s leading experts on AI and regulation.
With effect from 27 April 2022, Jean-Louis Schiltz was appointed Vice-Chairman of the RTL Group Board of Directors.
From 2004 to 2009, Jean-Louis Schiltz was a cabinet minister in Luxembourg. His portfolios included media, telecommunications, technology (IT and internet in particular), international development and defence.
Jean-Louis Schiltz holds a post-graduate degree (DEA) in business law from the University of Paris I, Panthéon-Sorbonne. He also taught at his alma mater in the early 1990s.
Nationality: Luxembourgish
First appointed: 19 April 2017
Re-elected: 24 April 2024
Committee membership: Audit