Yes that was a long winded title but it pretty much sums up the story. Diaz has been with GW for 16 years and will be departing the GW team for his home in Spain and the new company Zenit.

Quote. Translation.

Hello

Now it’s official, today I have stopped working for GW. After 16 years of hard struggle for the Emperor, I’ve decided to try new horizons.

Hatsetsut (nickname of his wife/girlfriend) and me will soldier on at Tiny Tales Studio (their own brand), and Zenit / Kensei gets a new sculptor. Thais (again, his w/GF) and me are thinking about giving sculpting courses in the future. (…)

There are still some of my Citadel models due to be released, the Games Day exclusive model being one of them. I hope you’ll like them.

Lots of love to all whom have followed my work in this company, especially to Hatsetsut for being an advisory/sculptor “behind the scene”, and without her help many of the models from recent years wouldn’t be what they have become.

The sculptor formerly known as “Juan Díaz”

The image above is one of his more popular models. He also was very instrumental in Dark Eldar and many of the projects that pop up over a 16 year career.

H/T Pins of War Click link for image of him.