{"id":22281,"date":"2015-08-28T15:49:00","date_gmt":"2015-08-28T15:49:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hrblock.com\/tax-center\/newsroom\/hr-blocks-aileen-wilkins-recognized-in-2015-class-of-women-who-mean-business\/"},"modified":"2023-03-02T12:32:47","modified_gmt":"2023-03-02T18:32:47","slug":"aileen-wilkins-chief-people-officer","status":"publish","type":"newsroom","link":"https:\/\/www.hrblock.com\/tax-center\/newsroom\/around-block\/about-us\/aileen-wilkins-chief-people-officer\/","title":{"rendered":"H&#038;R Block\u2019s Aileen Wilkins Recognized in 2015 Class of Women Who Mean Business"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-2741\" style=\"width: 266px; height: 400px; float: left;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hrblock.com\/tax-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/500_aileenwilkinsglassbkgrnd-2.jpg\" alt=\"Aileen Wilkins\">Aileen Wilkins, H&amp;R Block Chief People Officer,&nbsp;has been recognized for her business influence and philanthropic work. Today she and other honorees were profiled in the Kansas City Business Journal\u2019s 2015 class of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bizjournals.com\/kansascity\/print-edition\/2015\/08\/28\/women-who-mean-business-2015-aileen-wilkins.html\">Women Who Mean Business<\/a> and participated in a recognition luncheon at the Overland Park Convention Center.<\/p>\n<p>A panel of judges, including Women Who Mean Business alum, selected this year\u2019s class of 25 from more than 130 area executives and entrepreneurs. They chose the honorees for their accomplishments, plans to grow their companies and community involvement. Wilkins\u2019 volunteerism with women\u2019s issues, education and the homeless, as well as her role leading the people and culture of H&amp;R Block, earned her a name among the 2015 Women Who Mean Business.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWith thousands of tax professionals and offices across the country and a firm commitment to serve our clients, H&amp;R Block\u2019s success relies on Aileen\u2019s leadership with our workforce and culture,\u201d said Bill Cobb, CEO of H&amp;R Block. \u201cHer business accomplishments alone merit recognition, but her passionate work supporting opportunities for other women, improving education and aiding the homeless set her in a class of her own.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Before joining H&amp;R Block in 2007, Wilkins served in a variety of human resources roles for several companies, including Eli Lilly &amp; Company, NetSales, Gateway, Inc. and Informix Software in Kansas City. Since joining H&amp;R Block, she has worked closely with the company\u2019s retail business as well as the functional leaders and teams.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>About H&amp;R Block<\/strong><br \/>\nH&amp;R Block, Inc. (NYSE: HRB) is the world\u2019s largest consumer tax services provider. More than 680 million tax returns have been prepared worldwide by and through H&amp;R Block since 1955. In fiscal 2015, H&amp;R Block had annual revenues of nearly $3.1 billion with 24.2 million tax returns prepared worldwide. Tax return preparation services are provided by professional tax preparers in approximately 12,000 company-owned and franchise retail tax offices worldwide, and through H&amp;R Block tax software products. H&amp;R Block also offers adjacent Tax Plus products and services. For more information, visit the H&amp;R Block Newsroom at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hrblock.com\/tax-center\/newsroom\/\">newsroom.hrblock.com\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Aileen Wilkins, H&amp;R Block Chief People Officer,&nbsp;has been recognized for her business influence and philanthropic work. Today she and other honorees were profiled in the Kansas City Business Journal\u2019s 2015 class of Women Who Mean Business and participated in a recognition luncheon at the Overland Park Convention Center. 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