diff --git a/cluster/addons/kube-proxy/OWNERS b/cluster/addons/kube-proxy/OWNERS
index 6e69538bd31..e4d73257e9d 100644
--- a/cluster/addons/kube-proxy/OWNERS
+++ b/cluster/addons/kube-proxy/OWNERS
@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@ approvers:
 - bowei
 - freehan
 - mrhohn
-- jingax10
 reviewers:
 - bowei
 - freehan
 - mrhohn
+emeritus_approvers:
 - jingax10
diff --git a/cluster/gce/OWNERS b/cluster/gce/OWNERS
index c16dcc9fa6d..22ab9b79e6d 100644
--- a/cluster/gce/OWNERS
+++ b/cluster/gce/OWNERS
@@ -3,11 +3,9 @@
 reviewers:
   - bowei
   - cjcullen
-  - gmarek
   - vishh
   - mwielgus
   - MaciekPytel
-  - jingax10
   - yujuhong
   - mtaufen
   - jeremyje
@@ -15,16 +13,16 @@ reviewers:
 approvers:
   - bowei
   - cjcullen
-  - gmarek
   - vishh
   - mwielgus
   - MaciekPytel
-  - jingax10
   - yujuhong
   - mtaufen
   - jeremyje
   - sig-scalability-approvers
 emeritus_approvers:
+  - gmarek
+  - jingax10
   - jszczepkowski
 labels:
 - sig/cloud-provider
diff --git a/cluster/images/kubemark/OWNERS b/cluster/images/kubemark/OWNERS
index 473ce06bf90..cda4c703a5d 100644
--- a/cluster/images/kubemark/OWNERS
+++ b/cluster/images/kubemark/OWNERS
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 # See the OWNERS docs at https://go.k8s.io/owners
 
 reviewers:
-  - gmarek
   - shyamjvs
   - wojtek-t
 approvers:
-  - gmarek
   - shyamjvs
   - wojtek-t
+emeritus_approvers:
+  - gmarek
 labels:
 - sig/scalability
diff --git a/cluster/kubemark/OWNERS b/cluster/kubemark/OWNERS
index 2adf29856da..c5dc982066b 100644
--- a/cluster/kubemark/OWNERS
+++ b/cluster/kubemark/OWNERS
@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
 # 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
 labels:
 - sig/scalability