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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 in Toronto. Starting 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. BBE was Canada’s 41st fastest growing company in 1998 and 52nd fastest in 1999. By 1999, BBE had over 6,000 clients including the Jim Patterson Group, Rogers Broadcasting, Kodak and Revlon. It was then taken public as U-barter.com and sold in 2000 to Network Commerce.
In January 2002, Bagga co-founded BizXchange, which grew 303% that year alone. Currently, BizXchange has over a thousand members who trade the equivalent of $3 million in products and services every month.
Bagga has been a member of International Reciprocal Trade Association (IRTA) since 1992 and served on its board as Vice President until 2006. He helped to develop its Universal Currency, allowing for international trade to be possible 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 on the Board of the Young Entrepreneur Organization (YEO).
Bagga has 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 The Financial Post, CBC Venture, Chartered Accountants Magazine, as well as recognized as a top Business Leader in the 40 Under 40 program. |
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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. In 2004, he was honored by the East Bay Business Times 40 under 40 program as one of the top 40 most influential Bay Area business leaders under 40 years of age.
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. |
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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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