3D printed clouds and figurines are seen in front of the Alibaba Cloud service logo in this illustration taken February 8, 2022.
Two company sources told Reuters that Ma's move had generated a lot of discussion within the company, as did Jiang's post.
Alibaba and the Jack Ma Foundation, the philanthropic organization that handles media queries for the billionaire, did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
In her internal note, Jiang also repeated comments from Ma's family office shared with the Alibaba-owned newspaper South China Morning Post on Friday that Ma remained "very positive" about Alibaba and that his family trust eventually did not sell a single share.
The company has also been grappling with some upheaval in its top ranks, welcoming a new CEO, Eddie Wu, in September.
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Dado, Jack Ma's, Jiang Fang, Jiang, Jack Ma, Ma, Alibaba, Eddie Wu, Daniel Zhang, Casey, Jenny Wang, Brenda Goh, David Evans
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REUTERS, Rights, HK, Reuters, Jack Ma Foundation, China Morning, Casey Hall, Thomson
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Rights SHANGHAI, BEIJING, Shanghai, Beijing