{"id":22246,"date":"2015-12-17T07:00:00","date_gmt":"2015-12-17T07:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/resource-center.hrblock.com\/newsroom\/hr-block-recognized-for-board-gender-diversity\/"},"modified":"2023-03-02T13:39:13","modified_gmt":"2023-03-02T19:39:13","slug":"gender-diversity-on-board-of-directors","status":"publish","type":"newsroom","link":"https:\/\/hrbcomlnp.hrblock.com\/tax-center\/newsroom\/%news-categories%\/gender-diversity-on-board-of-directors\/","title":{"rendered":"H&#038;R Block Recognized for Board Gender Diversity"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>H&amp;R Block, the world&#8217;s largest consumer tax services provider, was recognized Tuesday for gend<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 200px; height: 267px; float: right; margin: 5px;\" src=\"https:\/\/hrbcomlnp.hrblock.com\/tax-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/award.jpg\" alt=\"\">er diversity within its board of directors.<\/p>\n<p>The Circle of Champions Award was presented during a luncheon sponsored by WIN\/WIN and the Network Exchange, both Kansas City organizations that advocate for greater gender diversity in business leadership positions.<\/p>\n<p>H&amp;R Block Chief People Officer, Aileen Wilkins, accepted the award on the company\u2019s behalf.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cH&amp;R Block is proud to be among the Kansas City companies paving the way for women in the C suite,\u201d Wilkins said.<\/p>\n<p>This is the second year in a row that H&amp;R Block was recognized for having at least 20 percent women board members.<\/p>\n<p>H&amp;R Block\u2019s current women directors are Vicky Reich, former senior vice president and chief financial officer of United Stationers Inc., and Christy Wood, chief executive officer of Gore Creek Capital Ltd.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/presspage-production-content.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/1475\/500_cx-winwin-201586.jpg\" width=\"389\" height=\"259\"><\/p>\n<p>Aileen Wilkins, far left, and other representatives of companies being recognized for board gender diversity accept the Circle of Champion Award on Tuesday in Kansas City.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>H&amp;R Block, the world&#8217;s largest consumer tax services provider, was recognized Tuesday for gender diversity within its board of directors. 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