Patrick Serex is founder, president and CEO of eXaNetworks. In 1995, Mr. Serex founded FotoWire (later: Silverwire) in Switzerland, a company that invented "e-photofinishing" and provided automated printing infrastructure to independent photo labs. In 1999 he moved to California to establish FotoWire in the USA. Hewlett Packard acquired Silverwire in 2006. In 1983, Mr. Serex founded Image-In, a pioneer in photo editing software, and served as CEO for 12 years. In 1994, Hyundai acquired the company. Mr. Serex holds an Electronic Engineering degree from the Geneva Engineer College and attended Business & Administration at the University of Geneva in Switzerland.