Meta, which has been struggling to keep up with its competitors in the AI race and just lost its Chief AI Scientist , is shedding another key official. The company’s chief revenue officer is leaving, apparently for greener pastures.

Bloomberg reports that John Hegeman, who has been with the company for over 17 years, will be stepping down from his role as CRO to start his own company. Hegeman, who has been in the role for a little less than a year, had previously served in several important roles at the company, including working on the Facebook app and the company’s advertising team, according to the Wall Street Journal . Hegeman will be immediately replaced by Andrew Bocking, another longtime Meta employee, Bloomberg notes.

“After 17 remarkable years at Meta, I have decided that

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