Giulia Filippelli is leaving her post as head of the sales and industry office at the Toronto International Film Festival, ending three years with the fest for personal reasons, according to a statement issued Friday.

Filippelli will be replaced by Stefan Wirthensohn effective Jan. 1, though Filippelli will stay on as a consultant, working with Wirthensohn and festival boss Noah Cowan on promotions and marketing. She will be based in London.

‘In a few short years, Giulia has helped change the way this organization relates to and serves the international industry without compromising our unique character as a film festival, not a market,’ said Cowan in a statement. ‘We are sad not to have her here with us every day but are extremely pleased that she will work with us for the foreseeable future to ensure our continued success on an international front.’