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Brendan Humphreys has stepped down as chief technology officer of Canva after 12 years with the company. In a LinkedIn post, he said he will leave the role on June 19 and continue working with Canva in an advisory capacity thereafter.

Humphreys said he plans to take time off to work on other “crazy big projects” and become more involved in progressive politics and social justice.

“When I joined Canva in 2014, there were just 12 of us. I don’t think any of us could have imagined the scale or pace of what we’d build together, and I’m so proud to have been part of it. It’s been an enormous privilege and an obvious career highlight,” he wrote.