July 18 (Reuters) - Spotless Group Holdings Ltd SPO.AX
* Garry Hounsell will continue as Spotless chairman
* Spotless announces board transition
* Spotless and Downer have entered into a protocol in respect of nomination of directors by downer to spotless board
* These changes to board will be effective from 19 july 2017.
* Simon mckeon and Spotless Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director, Martin Sheppard, will remain in their roles as directors
* Downer has nominated four directors to join spotless board
* The directors are non-executive directors, Philip Garling & Grant Thorne, CFO Michael Ferguson, & former Downer non-executive director, John Humphrey