Business Development
Growth strategy, partnerships, sales channels, market expansion and scalable operating models.
Business Executive & Board Member
Mohammad Ali Niksejel
Built with purpose.
Designed to scale.
Executive leadership across travel, aviation, digital assets, fintech and precious metals — with a focus on growth, strategy and scalable execution.
About
Building businesses
across industries.
I’m Mohammad Ali Niksejel, a business executive, board member and entrepreneur with over 16 years of experience across tourism, aviation, digital business, fintech and precious metals.
My career began in tourism, where I built expertise in e-tourism, business development, product vision and digital growth, and later co-founded and led Novin Travel. Over time, my work expanded into board-level strategy, digital ventures and new business creation.
Today, my focus is on building and scaling businesses in gold, digital assets and financial technology — combining strategy, product thinking and execution to turn opportunities into scalable businesses.
Expertise
Where strategy
meets execution.
The work spans business development, digital finance, strategic ventures and aviation — connected by growth, product and execution.
Digital Finance
Digital assets, fintech, BNPL strategy, product positioning and customer-led financial experiences.
Strategic Ventures
Opportunity assessment, new venture development, strategic planning and governance across emerging business opportunities.
Aviation
Board leadership, commercial development, sales networks and aviation-related business oversight.
Journey
Across industries.
Guided by the same purpose.
Selected leadership roles across travel, digital business, fintech, aviation and precious metals.
01/ 06Auto journey
Jun 2018 — Oct 2020
Alibaba Travels
Manager of Branches & Sales Offices / Business & Online Tour Operations
Managed branch and sales-office performance, budgets, sales and supply strategies, franchising and tourism product development.
Sales NetworkOperationsTourism Product
May 2022 — Jun 2026
Novin Travel
Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer
Co-founded and developed the business to provide online tourism services, while leading strategy, operations, partnerships and digital growth.
Co-Founder & CEOGrowthDigital Travel
Jun 2024 — Dec 2025
bit.ir
Board Member | Product Strategy, Business Development & BNPL Advisor
Contributed to board-level strategy, product direction, business development, partnerships and growth initiatives.
BoardProduct StrategyFintech
Feb 2025 — Nov 2025
Kanoon Iran Novin
Vice President of Online Business Development
Led online business development and strategic initiatives across digital assets, gold and precious metals, tourism and investment-focused businesses.
StrategyNew VenturesDigital Business
Apr 2025 — Present
Novin Air
Vice Chairman of the Board
Board-level leadership and business oversight in aviation, with a focus on strategic direction, governance and commercial development.
AviationGovernanceBoard Leadership
Current focus
Gold & Digital Assets
Venture Building | Strategy, Product & Operations
Building new businesses across gold retail and e-commerce and digital-asset exchange — from business model and product architecture to operations, partnerships, go-to-market and scale.
Gold & Precious MetalsDigital AssetsVenture Building
Selected impact
Built for growth,
governance and scale.
A cross-sector profile combining strategy, business development, product, operations and board-level decision making.
16+Years of executive & industry experience
Cross-sectorTravel & Tourism · Digital Assets & Fintech · Precious Metals · Aviation
Board & ExecutiveLeadership, governance & strategic decision making
Venture BuildingStrategy, product, operations & scale
Earlier & parallel roles
Earlier roles & education.
Aug 2021 — May 2022
Co-Founder & CEO — Safarberah
Financial planning, product vision, market monitoring and online tourism products.
Financial planning, product vision, market monitoring and online tourism products.
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2013 — 2026
Lecturer — University of Applied Science and Technology
Tourism and management education.
Tourism and management education.
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2013 — Sep 2020
Instructor — Cultural Heritage and Tourism Organization of Iran
Professional instruction in tourism-related fields.
Professional instruction in tourism-related fields.
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What’s next
Let’s build something
that lasts.
Board, venture and business opportunities where strategy, execution and growth can create measurable value.