 Bob Bagga
CEO and President
Bob Bagga is the Chief Executive Officer of BizXchange and is recognized internationally for his accomplishments in the barter industry.
Over the last 10 years, Bagga has built a number of successful trade networks, including his first company, Barter Business Exchange, which he founded at age 22 with less than $10,000 in capital. BBE was one of the largest and fastest-growing exchanges, with more than $60 million in annual trade transactions.
In January 2002, Bagga co-founded BizXchange, which grew 303 percent that year alone. Currently, BizXchange has more than 1,100 members who trade the equivalent of $3 million in products and services with each other every month.
Bagga has been a member of International Reciprocal Trade Association (IRTA) since 1992 and helped to develop its Universal Currency, allowing for international trade between exchange companies. He is a certified trade broker (CTB), the highest accreditation within the barter industry, as well as a member of the National Association of Trade Exchanges (NATE) and Young Entrepreneur Organization (YEO).
Bagga received national and international awards recognizing his contributions to the barter industry, including IRTA's Outstanding Achievement Award and two Outstanding Achievement Awards from NATE. He has been featured in numerous trade publications, including Financial Post, CBC Venture, CA Magazine, as well as 40 Under 40 Magazine.
 Chris Haddawy
COO
Chris Haddawy is Chief Operations Officer of BizXchange and has been an integral part of the barter industry for more than 18 years.
Prior to co-founding BizXchange, Haddawy held senior positions with a wide range of barter organizations, including Vice President of Sales and Marketing for Bay Area and Hawaii Barter Exchange, President of Barter Business Network and General Manager of West Coast, Tradaq/Barter Trust. In these positions, he played a key role in corporate account management, new business acquisition, executive training and overall strategic direction.
Haddawy also served on the board of the National Association of Trade Exchanges (NATE) to set guidelines for ethical business practices and facilitate the sharing of information among independent trade exchanges around the world.
Haddawy is a graduate of the University of California, Berkeley where he earned a degree in Political Economy of Industrial Societies. He was also president of Sigma Pi fraternity and earned All-American boxing honors.
 Raj Kapoor
CFO
Raj Kapoor is Chief Financial Officer of BizXchange and brings with him valuable senior financial and corporate managerial experience from a number of Fortune 500 companies.
Prior to co-founding BizXchange, Kapoor's positions included Senior Accounting Specialist for Spectrum United Mutual Funds Inc., Manager of Planning and Analysis for CNTS, IT and International Operations for Sprint Canada and Vice President of Finance and Operations for a technology company.
Kapoor is a certified management accountant, who graduated from the University of Toronto, where he earned a degree in economics and labor management relations.
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