Cristina Junqueira, co-founder of Nubank, says it is ‘difficult’ to hire black leaders

During an interview with Roda Viva on Monday (19), Cristina Junqueira, co-founder of fintech Nubank, said that it is “difficult” to find suitable black candidates for senior leadership positions in her company.

According to Junqueira, Nubank has a very high demand for these positions, and that hiring minority people who meet these requirements is, in the executive’s words, “difficult.”

“There is no use putting someone inside who will then not be able to work with the equipment we have. Then it will not be well evaluated. We are not solving one problem, we are creating another, right? “, He said.

She also said that the company invests in free training programs, but cannot “level” it.

The executive’s comment was a response to a question from journalist Angélica Mari, from Forbes Brazil.