https://www.cnbc.com/2018/09/09/alibabas-jack-ma-is-not-retiring-yet-to-unveil-succession-plans.html > Contrary to previous reports, Alibaba's Jack Ma may not done with the company he founded just yet. > On Sunday, The South China Morning Post quoted an Alibaba spokesman saying that a published report by The New York Times declaring that Ma planned to retire was factually inaccurate, and taken out of context. The Times story said that the executive planned to focus on philanthropy in education.