Joe Ebinum is a graduate of Aberdeen College of Commerce, and Norwich City College, Norwich (UK) in Accounting, and holds MBA in Financial Management from Lagos State University. He is a Fellow of Chartered Institute of Certified Accountants-U.K (1982) and Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (2007)

Mr Ebinum has attended many professional trainings including, Exploration & Production Accounting (MDT International-London); Auditing in the E&P Industry (MDT International-London); Mastering Negotiating Skills (MDT International-Kuala Lumpur); Petroleum Economics & Decision Making (MDT International -Kuala Lumpur); Petroleum Risks & Decision Analysis (Petro Skills-London); and Developing & Implementing Product Sharing Contracts (MDT International Aberdeen).He has worked in various Organizations like Coopers & Lybrand, Lagos  (1987-1989) as Senior Consultant;  First Finance & Trust

Ltd ,Lagos   as AGM Finance & Admin (1989-1992);  Managing Director of Mars Home Savings & Loans Ltd.  (1992-1998); Fymak Marine Services Ltd as the  Group General Manager (2000-2004); and Seplat Petroleum Co Dev Ltd as Capital Management & Treasury Manager (2010- January 2015).