Graduated from Ecole Centrale of Paris,
From 1977 to 1978 was at the Economic Expansion Observatory in Hong-Kong before joining the French railway company SNCF in 1978. He held in the SNCF various responsibilities: Train Operations Executive, Marketing Manager, SNCF Freight Executive branch (1980-1982), Director of SNCF Sales branch for North America (1982-1986), Director of On-board SNCF long-distance services (1986-1988), Chief executive French Railways Ltd UK (1988-1995), Director of Coal-Steel Business Unit, SNCF Freight (1995-1999), Director HR, Data Processing and Finance, SNCF Freight (1999-2000), Chief Executive SNCF Freight International (2001) and from 2001 Chairman and CEO of SNCF International and Director of International Development at SNCF. Jean-Pierre Loubinoux was appointed Director General of the International Union of Railways on 31 March 2009.
In addition, Jean-Pierre Loubinoux is holding responsibilities in a large number of associations or institutions: President of AFFI (the French association of railway engineers and managers), Vice President of Ecole Centrale association, Advisor for the French Foreign trade and President of the Transport Committee, President of Medef International France-Argentina committee.