The additional charge was given to Mohanty following the superannuation of Ansuman Das, a company statement said here today.
Mohanty graduated in B.Sc Engg (Hons) in Mechanical Engineering from NIT Rourkela in 1980 and was awarded as the Best Graduate of Sambalpur University.
He started his career from Larsen & Toubro and worked in BALCO before joining NALCO in 1986, it said.
Mohanty has rich and varied experiences of more than 33 years in aluminium industry. He has worked in various capacities in the company's Smelter Plant and Corporate Office.