Amit Banerjee took over as Chairman & Managing Director of BEML Limited, a public sector undertaking under Ministry of Defence. Banerjee was Director (Rail & Metro) BEML.
Banerjee is a graduate in Mechanical Engineering from IIT (BHU), Varanasi. He joined as Asst Engineer and has a vast experience of over 37 years in R&D and manufacturing functions.
He has worked for indigenous development of Metro Cars for Delhi, Jaipur, Kolkata, Bangalore & Mumbai, Stainless-Steel EMU & Intermediate Metro Cars, Catenary Maintenance Vehicle and PMS Bridge for Indian Army among others. After formally taking charge, Banerjee said, “It’s a great honor to lead BEML at this juncture. With BEML Team we will achieve our goal towards self-reliance and take BEML to greater heights.”