The founder of Chinese personal computer maker Lenovo Group Ltd said yesterday he expects to see a profit soon from the loss-making PC division of International Business Machines Corp, which Lenovo purchased earlier this year. We expect the business to turn around in about one year, said Liu Chuanzhi, president of Lenovo's parent, Legend Holdings Ltd. After the merger, he found that the company could reduce operating costs more than expected. Liu, who was formerly also the chairman of Lenovo, became a non-executive director when management of the listed company was reshuffled after the IBM purchase.