Dr. Farinre holds a Bachelor of Science Degree from the University of Pennsylvania, a Masters Degree from Princeton University and a Doctorate Degree from the University of Pennsylvania, all in the United States of America.
He worked for a number of years at the David Sarnoff Research centre of RCA Corporation in the United States before returning to Nigeria in December 1970 to join Shell Petroleum Development Corporation of Nigeria where he became the first Nigerian Director of ICT.
He is well respected in the business circles for his forthrightness and intelligence.