The Office of the Managing Director accommodates the Managing Director, Board Secretary and the Principal Legal officer. Also under this office is the Special Projects Unit.

The Managing Director (MD) is the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Authority. He is the head of the staff of the Authority; and is responsible to the Board for the efficient carrying out of functions of the Authority. 

	Other key roles of the MRA Managing Director
	Chairman of the Mineral Advisory Council (MAC) Ex Officio Member of the MRA Board PNG National Representative (Alternate) to SOPAC (Pacific Islands Geo-science Commission) & CCOP (Coordinating Committee of Geoscience Programmes in East & South East Asia)
The Current Acting MD  Mr. Kepas Wali.