PPMC += Marius van Niekerk
diff --git a/site/_data/contributors.yml b/site/_data/contributors.yml
index c69f7e3..5c38062 100644
--- a/site/_data/contributors.yml
+++ b/site/_data/contributors.yml
@@ -54,6 +54,12 @@
   org: IBM
   role: PMC and Mentor
 
+- name: Marius van Niekerk
+  apacheId: mariusvniekerk
+  githubId: mariusvniekerk
+  org: Independent
+  role: PMC
+
 - name: Miao Wang
   apacheId: TBD
   githubId: wangmiao1981
@@ -72,7 +78,6 @@
   role: PMC
   org: IBM
 
-
 - name: Sean Welleck
   apacheId: TBD
   githubId: wellecks