"We are gratified to receive this recognition, because it speaks to our culture and the way we conduct ourselves both internally and externally, throughout the world, " says PaulMason, a Johnson Controls spokesman.
Matalan shares rocketed 20p to 555p in early trade after the company revealed it had poached Asda Walmart president PaulMason to fill a chief executive vacancy created four months ago with the ousting of highly-regarded Angus Monro.