Reuters|NNP Holdings|NNPS PLC|NNP said|VBD Michael|NNP Reupke|NNP resigned|VBD as|IN general|JJ manager|NN to|TO pursue|VB unspecified|JJ interests|NNS ,|, a|DT move|NN the|DT news|NN organization|NN termed|VBD an|DT "|'' amicable|JJ separation|NN .|. "|'' 

Mr.|NN Reupke|NNP ,|, 52|CD years|NNS old|JJ and|CC a|DT 27|CD -|- year|NN Reuters|NNP veteran|NN ,|, had|VBD been|VBN the|DT information|NNS -|- services|NNS company|NN 's|POS general|JJ manager|NN for|IN only|RB six|CD months|NNS .|. 
His|PRP$ appointment|NN to|TO that|DT post|NN ,|, which|WDT has|VBZ senior|JJ administrative|JJ ,|, staff|NN and|CC policy|NN responsibilities|NNS ,|, followed|VBD a|DT several|JJ -|- year|NN tenure|NN as|IN Reuters|NNP 's|POS editor|NN in|IN chief|NN .|. 
No|DT successor|NN was|VBD named|VBN ,|, and|CC Mr.|NN Reupke|NNP 's|POS duties|NNS will|MD be|VB split|VBN among|IN three|CD other|JJ senior|JJ Reuters|NNP executives|NNS ,|, the|DT company|NN said|VBD .|. 

In|IN a|DT telephone|NN interview|NN ,|, Mr.|NN Reupke|NNP said|VBD his|PRP$ departure|NN was|VBD for|IN "|'' personal|JJ reasons|NNS ,|, "|'' which|WDT he|PRP declined|VBD to|TO specify|VB .|. 
"|'' There|EX is|VBZ no|DT business|NN reason|NN for|IN my|PRP$ departure|NN ,|, "|'' nor|CC any|DT disagreement|NN over|IN policy|NN ,|, he|PRP added|VBD .|. 
He|PRP also|RB rejected|VBD reports|NNS that|IN his|PRP$ departure|NN stemmed|VBD from|IN disappointment|NN the|DT general|JJ manager|NN 's|POS post|NN had|VBD n't|RB also|RB led|VBN to|TO a|DT board|NN directorship|NN at|IN the|DT London|NNP -|- based|JJ news|NN organization|NN .|. 

Mr.|NN Reupke|NNP was|VBD one|CD of|IN three|CD executives|NNS on|IN Reuters|NNP 's|POS eight|JJ -|- person|NN executive|NN committee|NN who|WP did|VBD n't|RB also|RB serve|VB on|IN the|DT company|NN 's|POS board|NN of|IN directors|NNS .|. 
"|'' If|IN I|PRP were|VBD choosing|VBG the|DT people|NNS of|IN tomorrow|NN ,|, I|PRP would|MD have|VB chosen|VBN the|DT people|NNS who|WP are|VBP now|RB on|IN the|DT board|NN ,|, "|'' he|PRP said|VBD .|. 

A|DT Reuters|NNP spokesman|NN said|VBD the|DT departure|NN reflects|VBZ "|'' no|DT change|NN in|IN strategy|NN or|CC profits|NNS .|. "|'' 
Mark|NNP Shepperd|NNP ,|, an|DT analyst|NN at|IN UBS|NNP Phillips|NNP &|CC Drew|NNP in|IN London|NNP ,|, said|VBD ,|, "|'' I|PRP suspect|VBP (|( the|DT departure|NN )|) will|MD be|VB fairly|RB irrelevant|JJ for|IN the|DT company|NN .|. 
I|PRP would|MD be|VB very|RB surprised|VBN if|IN his|PRP$ departure|NN signals|NNS any|DT change|NN in|IN strategy|NN or|CC change|NN in|IN profit|NN expectations|NNS .|. "|'' 
On|IN London|NNP 's|POS Stock|NNP Exchange|NNP ,|, Reuters|NNP shares|NNS rose|VBD five|CD pence|NN to|TO 913|CD pence|NN (|( $|$ 14.43|CD )|) .|. 
In|IN the|DT U.S.|NNP over|IN -|- the|DT -|- counter|NN market|NN ,|, American|JJ depositary|JJ shares|NNS for|IN Reuters|NNP ,|, each|DT representing|VBG three|CD shares|NNS in|IN the|DT London|NNP market|NN ,|, closed|VBD unchanged|JJ at|IN $43.875|NN .|. 

The|DT senior|NN of|IN the|DT three|CD executives|NNS who|WP will|MD assume|VB Mr.|NN Reupke|NNP 's|POS duties|NNS is|VBZ Nigel|NNP Judah|NNP ,|, 58|CD ,|, finance|NN director|NN and|CC a|DT Reuters|NNP board|NN director|NN .|. 
Peter|NNP Holland|NNP ,|, 45|CD ,|, deputy|JJ general|JJ manager|NN ,|, becomes|VBZ director|NN of|IN corporate|JJ affairs|NNS .|. 
And|CC Patrick|NNP Mannix|NNP ,|, 46|CD ,|, international|JJ technical|JJ manager|NN ,|, becomes|VBZ director|NN of|IN group|NN quality|NN programs|NNS .|. 

