KINIBIZ At last the big question hanging over SP Setia over the past couple of years is answered - we now know exactly when Liew Kee Sin is leaving the company he has led to the forefront of the industry over the years.

Investors should now be happy to have that uncertainty removed so we can all move on. Not least of which Permodalan Nasional Bhd (PNB), SP Setia’s majority shareholder, who can now breathe easier since they would not have to deal with the conflict of interest surrounding Liew (right) and fast-rising Eco World Development Holdings.

Yet Tiger can’t help but feel that the announcement of Liew’s notice of resignation yesterday also raised many more question marks that beg answering. For one, is he really retiring?

“With my children all growing up and starting out on their own career paths, I am looking forward to spending more time with them, mentoring and guiding them,” said Liew in a statement yesterday.

That sounds great, but of course there is the matter of him staying on as chairman of the Battersea Project Holding Company Ltd as well as managing director of Qinzhou Development (Malaysia) Consortium Sdn Bhd until September 2015, which struck Tiger as odd. After so many years, why postpone full retirement further?

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This article was written by Khairie Hisyam.