I think it’s a good time for me to move on. I’ve been in the role for eight years. The business is substantially different in structure from when I joined and I think it’s a good opportunity for me right now to move out and look for some new challenges, he said.

Grover’s proudest achievement, he said, is his work with the Dymocks Book business, which has had to compete against other large book chains and also deal with a number of new technologies threatening the relevance of bricks and mortar book stores.

It just goes to show that even in a market where the book industry is under a great deal of change with new competitors and all sorts of issues out of our control, we’ve been able to maintain and grow our business profitably. That is undoubtedly the achievement that I hope I’ll be remembered for, he said.

In Dymocks’ statement, Grover added, I came into the business with a clear focus on what needed to be achieved and now these goals have been met. During my time at Dymocks we have made new acquisitions, which have changed the shape of the company and the time is right to restructure the businesses with their own leaders.

To emerge from that period as the leading bookseller in the Asia-Pacific region, with a strong balance sheet, a thriving online business and an unparalleled loyal customer base is very satisfying.