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@@ -98,7 +98,6 @@ Approvers ([@open-telemetry/python-approvers](https://github.com/orgs/open-telem
 - [Alex Boten](https://github.com/codeboten), Lightstep
 - [Nathaniel Ruiz Nowell](https://github.com/NathanielRN), AWS
 - [Owais Lone](https://github.com/owais), Splunk
-- [Srikanth Chekuri](https://github.com/lonewolf3739)
 
 *Find more about the approver role in [community repository](https://github.com/open-telemetry/community/blob/main/community-membership.md#approver).*
 
@@ -106,6 +105,7 @@ Maintainers ([@open-telemetry/python-maintainers](https://github.com/orgs/open-t
 
 - [Diego Hurtado](https://github.com/ocelotl), Lightstep
 - [Leighton Chen](https://github.com/lzchen), Microsoft
+- [Srikanth Chekuri](https://github.com/srikanthccv)
 
 *Find more about the maintainer role in [community repository](https://github.com/open-telemetry/community/blob/main/community-membership.md#maintainer).*