diff --git a/OWNERS_ALIASES b/OWNERS_ALIASES
index 097f61eb453..a50178ec58e 100644
--- a/OWNERS_ALIASES
+++ b/OWNERS_ALIASES
@@ -426,7 +426,6 @@ aliases:
     - vishh
     - mikedanese
     - nikhiljindal
-    - gmarek
     - davidopp
     - pmorie
     - sttts
diff --git a/cmd/kube-controller-manager/OWNERS b/cmd/kube-controller-manager/OWNERS
index d8eba068cd0..e9b78e9526b 100644
--- a/cmd/kube-controller-manager/OWNERS
+++ b/cmd/kube-controller-manager/OWNERS
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ reviewers:
 - erictune
 - errordeveloper
 - feiskyer
-- gmarek
 - humblec
 - ingvagabund
 - janetkuo
diff --git a/pkg/api/v1/OWNERS b/pkg/api/v1/OWNERS
index 66ba3983fad..f6caecffa33 100644
--- a/pkg/api/v1/OWNERS
+++ b/pkg/api/v1/OWNERS
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ reviewers:
 - mikedanese
 - liggitt
 - nikhiljindal
-- gmarek
 - erictune
 - davidopp
 - pmorie
diff --git a/pkg/apis/OWNERS b/pkg/apis/OWNERS
index 477910e3b06..675866e6e87 100644
--- a/pkg/apis/OWNERS
+++ b/pkg/apis/OWNERS
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ filters:
     - mikedanese
     - liggitt
     - nikhiljindal
-    - gmarek
     - erictune
     - pmorie
     - sttts
diff --git a/pkg/apis/core/OWNERS b/pkg/apis/core/OWNERS
index a689545f7bf..8c1fe8b778d 100644
--- a/pkg/apis/core/OWNERS
+++ b/pkg/apis/core/OWNERS
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ reviewers:
 - mikedanese
 - liggitt
 - nikhiljindal
-- gmarek
 - erictune
 - davidopp
 - pmorie
diff --git a/pkg/apis/core/v1/OWNERS b/pkg/apis/core/v1/OWNERS
index 66ba3983fad..f6caecffa33 100644
--- a/pkg/apis/core/v1/OWNERS
+++ b/pkg/apis/core/v1/OWNERS
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ reviewers:
 - mikedanese
 - liggitt
 - nikhiljindal
-- gmarek
 - erictune
 - davidopp
 - pmorie
diff --git a/pkg/apis/core/validation/OWNERS b/pkg/apis/core/validation/OWNERS
index 861d1efdce8..f7e2fdd2fce 100644
--- a/pkg/apis/core/validation/OWNERS
+++ b/pkg/apis/core/validation/OWNERS
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ reviewers:
 - mikedanese
 - liggitt
 - nikhiljindal
-- gmarek
 - erictune
 - davidopp
 - pmorie
diff --git a/pkg/client/OWNERS b/pkg/client/OWNERS
index 679be691790..7a6318b0ab8 100644
--- a/pkg/client/OWNERS
+++ b/pkg/client/OWNERS
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ reviewers:
 - mikedanese
 - liggitt
 - nikhiljindal
-- gmarek
 - erictune
 - davidopp
 - pmorie
diff --git a/pkg/cloudprovider/OWNERS b/pkg/cloudprovider/OWNERS
index 5f003357ffe..fced06c888d 100644
--- a/pkg/cloudprovider/OWNERS
+++ b/pkg/cloudprovider/OWNERS
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ reviewers:
 - vishh
 - mikedanese
 - liggitt
-- gmarek
 - erictune
 - davidopp
 - pmorie
diff --git a/pkg/controller/nodeipam/OWNERS b/pkg/controller/nodeipam/OWNERS
index 0a59082f424..98d1d61c355 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/nodeipam/OWNERS
+++ b/pkg/controller/nodeipam/OWNERS
@@ -1,13 +1,14 @@
 # See the OWNERS docs at https://go.k8s.io/owners
 
 approvers:
-- gmarek
 - bowei
 reviewers:
-- gmarek
 - smarterclayton
 - ingvagabund
 - aveshagarwal
 - k82cn
 labels:
 - sig/network
+
+emeritus_approvers:
+- gmarek
diff --git a/pkg/controller/nodelifecycle/OWNERS b/pkg/controller/nodelifecycle/OWNERS
index b1dae75b5c6..fc1089bbb78 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/nodelifecycle/OWNERS
+++ b/pkg/controller/nodelifecycle/OWNERS
@@ -1,12 +1,13 @@
 # See the OWNERS docs at https://go.k8s.io/owners
 
 approvers:
-- gmarek
 - bowei
 - k82cn
 reviewers:
-- gmarek
 - smarterclayton
 - ingvagabund
 - aveshagarwal
 - k82cn
+
+emeritus_approvers:
+- gmarek
diff --git a/pkg/controller/podgc/OWNERS b/pkg/controller/podgc/OWNERS
index f2c85258423..1e3f11e35c8 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/podgc/OWNERS
+++ b/pkg/controller/podgc/OWNERS
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@
 
 approvers:
 - foxish
-- gmarek
 reviewers:
 - foxish
+
+emeritus_approvers:
 - gmarek
diff --git a/pkg/controlplane/OWNERS b/pkg/controlplane/OWNERS
index 77950e3559a..368dc2662f6 100644
--- a/pkg/controlplane/OWNERS
+++ b/pkg/controlplane/OWNERS
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ reviewers:
 - mikedanese
 - liggitt
 - nikhiljindal
-- gmarek
 - erictune
 - davidopp
 - pmorie
diff --git a/pkg/kubemark/OWNERS b/pkg/kubemark/OWNERS
index f9874e1757c..df181209070 100644
--- a/pkg/kubemark/OWNERS
+++ b/pkg/kubemark/OWNERS
@@ -1,12 +1,13 @@
 # See the OWNERS docs at https://go.k8s.io/owners
 
 reviewers:
-  - gmarek
   - shyamjvs
   - sig-scalability-reviewers
   - wojtek-t
 approvers:
-  - gmarek
   - shyamjvs
   - sig-scalability-approvers
   - wojtek-t
+
+emeritus_approvers:
+- gmarek
diff --git a/pkg/registry/events/OWNERS b/pkg/registry/events/OWNERS
index 809c2fc457c..962a1bc34cd 100644
--- a/pkg/registry/events/OWNERS
+++ b/pkg/registry/events/OWNERS
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 # See the OWNERS docs at https://go.k8s.io/owners
 
 reviewers:
-- gmarek
 - deads2k
 - sttts
 approvers:
-- gmarek
 - deads2k
 - sttts
+
+emeritus_approvers:
+- gmarek
diff --git a/pkg/registry/registrytest/OWNERS b/pkg/registry/registrytest/OWNERS
index 350d4e212f1..9308af1fab1 100644
--- a/pkg/registry/registrytest/OWNERS
+++ b/pkg/registry/registrytest/OWNERS
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ reviewers:
 - mikedanese
 - liggitt
 - nikhiljindal
-- gmarek
 - erictune
 - pmorie
 - timothysc
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/OWNERS b/staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/OWNERS
index 5ef61ab7cd0..696f623151a 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/OWNERS
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/OWNERS
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ reviewers:
 - cheftako
 - mikedanese
 - liggitt
-- gmarek
 - sttts
 - ncdc
 - logicalhan
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/errors/OWNERS b/staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/errors/OWNERS
index d18a17885b6..93bf16b1e9c 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/errors/OWNERS
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/errors/OWNERS
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ reviewers:
 - mikedanese
 - liggitt
 - nikhiljindal
-- gmarek
 - erictune
 - saad-ali
 - janetkuo
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/meta/OWNERS b/staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/meta/OWNERS
index 68b8d353ca9..26d04dc4d9f 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/meta/OWNERS
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/meta/OWNERS
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ reviewers:
 - mikedanese
 - liggitt
 - nikhiljindal
-- gmarek
 - janetkuo
 - ncdc
 - dims
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1/OWNERS b/staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1/OWNERS
index 40018601c08..6055835b61d 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1/OWNERS
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1/OWNERS
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ reviewers:
 - caesarxuchao
 - liggitt
 - nikhiljindal
-- gmarek
 - erictune
 - davidopp
 - sttts
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/registry/generic/OWNERS b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/registry/generic/OWNERS
index 3ac0d161dc5..b78b558b65e 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/registry/generic/OWNERS
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/registry/generic/OWNERS
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ reviewers:
 - mikedanese
 - liggitt
 - nikhiljindal
-- gmarek
 - davidopp
 - saad-ali
 - janetkuo
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/registry/rest/OWNERS b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/registry/rest/OWNERS
index 55e6178184c..17827309bab 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/registry/rest/OWNERS
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/registry/rest/OWNERS
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ reviewers:
 - mikedanese
 - liggitt
 - nikhiljindal
-- gmarek
 - justinsb
 - ncdc
 - dims
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/rest/OWNERS b/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/rest/OWNERS
index c02ec6a250f..b774f425e2d 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/rest/OWNERS
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/rest/OWNERS
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ reviewers:
 - brendandburns
 - liggitt
 - nikhiljindal
-- gmarek
 - erictune
 - sttts
 - luxas
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/tools/leaderelection/OWNERS b/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/tools/leaderelection/OWNERS
index 9ece5e1ea4b..2ba793ee80f 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/tools/leaderelection/OWNERS
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/tools/leaderelection/OWNERS
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ reviewers:
 - wojtek-t
 - deads2k
 - mikedanese
-- gmarek
 - timothysc
 - ingvagabund
 - resouer
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/cloud-provider/OWNERS b/staging/src/k8s.io/cloud-provider/OWNERS
index b5c5205c9d8..b0ef2b6f554 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/cloud-provider/OWNERS
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/cloud-provider/OWNERS
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ reviewers:
 - vishh
 - mikedanese
 - liggitt
-- gmarek
 - davidopp
 - pmorie
 - sttts
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/cloud-provider/controllers/route/OWNERS b/staging/src/k8s.io/cloud-provider/controllers/route/OWNERS
index 287ab38fb77..c47b9de717d 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/cloud-provider/controllers/route/OWNERS
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/cloud-provider/controllers/route/OWNERS
@@ -1,13 +1,14 @@
 # See the OWNERS docs at https://go.k8s.io/owners
 
 approvers:
-- gmarek
 - wojtek-t
 - bowei
 - andrewsykim
 - cheftako
 reviewers:
-- gmarek
 - wojtek-t
 - andrewsykim
 - cheftako
+
+emeritus_approvers:
+- gmarek