"If you move out of the way, for one thing, it creates a slot for one of the internal candidates to get in the chair and see how they go," he said on Monday night. "I think the internal field (at Suncorp Metway) is so strong that there is no handover period. .. the two or three people who would be good internal candidates would have their own views about where to go and the last thing they would do is turn to the outgoing CEO and say 'what do you think?'." The market was unnerved by Mr Jones' sudden resignation, and disappointed by the company's belated disclosure of his $16 million sale of options almost 11 months ago.