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 ### Who develops Kotlin?
 
-Kotlin is primarily developed by a team of engineers at [JetBrains (current team size is 100+)](https://www.jetbrains.com/). The lead language designer is 
-[Roman Elizarov](https://twitter.com/relizarov). In addition to the core team, there are also over 250 external contributors on GitHub. 
+Kotlin is primarily developed by a team of engineers at [JetBrains (current team size is 100+)](https://www.jetbrains.com/).
+The lead language designer is Michail Zarečenskij. In addition to the core team, there are also over 250 external contributors on GitHub. 
 
 ### Where can I learn more about Kotlin?
 
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 [JetBrains](https://jetbrains.com), the original creator of Kotlin, is driving its progress with the help of the community and in accord with the [Kotlin Foundation](https://kotlinfoundation.org/).
 
-All changes to the Kotlin Programming Language are overseen by the [Lead Language Designer](https://kotlinfoundation.org/structure/) (currently Roman Elizarov). The Lead Designer has the final say in all matters related to language evolution. Additionally, incompatible changes to fully stable components have to be approved to by the [Language Committee](https://kotlinfoundation.org/structure/) designated 
-under the [Kotlin Foundation](https://kotlinfoundation.org/structure/) (currently comprised of Jeffrey van Gogh, Werner Dietl, and Roman Elizarov).
+All changes to the Kotlin Programming Language are overseen by the [Lead Language Designer](https://kotlinfoundation.org/structure/) (currently Michail Zarečenskij). The Lead Designer has the final say in all matters related to language evolution. Additionally, incompatible changes to fully stable components have to be approved to by the [Language Committee](https://kotlinfoundation.org/structure/) designated 
+under the [Kotlin Foundation](https://kotlinfoundation.org/structure/) (currently comprised of Jeffrey van Gogh, Werner Dietl, and Michail Zarečenskij).
 
 The Language Committee makes final decisions on what incompatible changes will be made and what exact measures should be taken to make user updates comfortable. In doing so, it relies on a set of guidelines available [here](https://kotlinfoundation.org/language-committee-guidelines/).