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@@ -283,6 +283,8 @@ more information about the governance of the Node.js project, see
 **Wyatt Preul** <wpreul@gmail.com>
 * [gibfahn](https://github.com/gibfahn) -
 **Gibson Fahnestock** <gibfahn@gmail.com> (he/him)
+* [gireeshpunathil](https://github.com/gireeshpunathil) -
+**Gireesh Punathil** <gpunathi@in.ibm.com> (he/him)
 * [iarna](https://github.com/iarna) -
 **Rebecca Turner** <me@re-becca.org>
 * [imran-iq](https://github.com/imran-iq) -