diff --git a/App/pelagia-portal/app/api/po/[id]/export/route.ts b/App/pelagia-portal/app/api/po/[id]/export/route.ts
index 7e13578..f018790 100644
--- a/App/pelagia-portal/app/api/po/[id]/export/route.ts
+++ b/App/pelagia-portal/app/api/po/[id]/export/route.ts
@@ -355,8 +355,8 @@ export async function GET(request: NextRequest, { params }: Props) {
     ws.getRow(SIG_ROW + 1).height = 14;
     ws.getRow(SIG_ROW + 2).height = 14;
 
-    // Left sig block (submitter)
-    sc(SIG_ROW,     1, po.submitter.name, { font: fBold, border: { top: thin(), left: thin(), right: thin() }, align: alignC });
+    // Left sig block (approver — the manager who authorized the PO)
+    sc(SIG_ROW,     1, approvedBy || po.submitter.name, { font: fBold, border: { top: thin(), left: thin(), right: thin() }, align: alignC });
     ws.mergeCells(`A${SIG_ROW}:D${SIG_ROW}`);
     sc(SIG_ROW + 1, 1, "Authorized Signatory & Stamp", { font: fSmall, border: { left: thin(), right: thin() }, align: alignC });
     ws.mergeCells(`A${SIG_ROW + 1}:D${SIG_ROW + 1}`);
@@ -636,7 +636,7 @@ export async function GET(request: NextRequest, { params }: Props) {
 <!-- ── Signatures ────────────────────────────────────────────── -->
 <div class="sig">
   <div class="sig-box">
-    <div class="sig-name">${po.submitter.name}</div>
+    <div class="sig-name">${approvedBy || po.submitter.name}</div>
     <div>
       <div class="sig-sub">Authorized Signatory &amp; Stamp</div>
       <div class="sig-sub">For, Pelagia Marine Services Pvt. Ltd.</div>