diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index f3f48124fc1..10c24c10cf3 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -173,6 +173,14 @@
       <organization>Facebook</organization>
       <organizationUrl>http://www.facebook.com</organizationUrl>
     </developer>
+    <developer>
+      <id>kannan</id>
+      <name>Kannan Muthukkaruppan</name>
+      <email>kannan@fb.com</email>
+      <timezone>-8</timezone>
+      <organization>Facebook</organization>
+      <organizationUrl>http://www.facebook.com</organizationUrl>
+    </developer>
     <developer>
       <id>rawson</id>
       <name>Ryan Rawson</name>