H&R Block Adds Former Microsoft and Walmart Executive Alex Cook as its new Vice President of Small Business

"Every year, H&R Block helps small business owners with their taxes," said Khan. "It's important to small business owners that they get their taxes done correctly, and I'm excited to have Alex join us to help deliver tax services to even more small business owners. His expertise will help this area of our business, as we continue to find more ways to help small business owners."

Prior to joining H&R Block, Cook spent more than a decade at Microsoft, Inc. most recently serving as the Vice President of Global eCommerce where he supported global field leadership and operational functions of all digital stores. During this time, he oversaw site merchandising, site operations, localization and experimentation, in-country and local demand generation, as well as business development. Cook also held various leadership roles in merchandising and operations at Walmart Stores, Inc. He holds a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from the University of Oklahoma.