Amitava Mukherjee has assumed office as the Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of NMDC. A seasoned officer from the 1996 batch of the Indian Railway Accounts Services (IRAS),  Mukherjee has served the Government of India in various capacities before ascending to the apex leadership of NMDC. With his visionary leadership, Mukherjee has been guiding NMDC as the CMD (Additional Charge) since March 2023 and Director (Finance) since November 2018. He also serves as the chairman of NMDC Steel Limited and Legacy Iron Ore Limited. In his leadership, NMDC has achieved the historic milestone of becoming the first iron ore mining company in India to surpass 45 million tonnes output in FY24. He has steered NMDC to its highest ever turnover and net worth in company history, adopted cutting edge digital and technical infrastructure, and resumed operations at the only mechanized diamond mine in the country.