diff --git a/.github/CODEOWNERS b/.github/CODEOWNERS
index 3e76f6c450..11926caabe 100644
--- a/.github/CODEOWNERS
+++ b/.github/CODEOWNERS
@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
 # CODEOWNERS: https://help.github.com/articles/about-codeowners/
 
 # Primary repo maintainers
-*       @alexanderbez @alessio @fedekunze @aaronc @clevinson @jgimeno
+*       @aaronc @alexanderbez @alessio
+
+# Secondary repo maintainers, substitutes of the primary
+# maintainers when they become MIA
+*       @cwgoes @sunnya97