Facebook's chief technology officer Bret Taylor has announced he is leaving the social network site in the coming weeks to start up a new company.
Last month, Facebook floated part of the company on the Nasdaq stock exchange, making many of its employees millionaires overnight.
Observers speculated at the time that some would move on to other things.
Facebook shares have fallen sharply since the flotation to $30, 21% down on the launch price of $38.
The company is also being sued by disgruntled shareholders, who allege that Facebook's revised growth figures were not disclosed to all investors prior to the flotation.
Morgan Stanley, the lead underwriter on the share sale, said it had fully complied with the rules.
