XP: CEO Maffra’s Core Struggles and Inexperience May Imperil Inflow and Reputation

Last Updated: October 3, 2025

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CEO Maffra’s core struggles and inexperience may imperil inflow and reputation.

Analysis of XP CEO Thiago Maffra

Despite some success in diversification, Thiago Maffra’s struggles with core business growth and a lack of crisis management experience may leave him ill-equipped to address slowing inflows and reputational challenges.

Management evaluated Thiago Maffra’s track record and skillset against the following key factors for XP:

Sustaining cost discipline to expand EBT margins.
Mitigating impact of Brazil’s volatile interest rate cycle.
Hitting retail NNM targets to validate the growth model.
Resolving short-seller allegations to restore investor confidence.

Thiago Maffra’s Track Record & Key Open Questions to Research

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Question #1

When forced to choose, does Maffra prioritize the agile, growth-oriented culture of a tech innovator or the disciplined operational execution required to defend the core business from competitive threats?

Question #2

Given Maffra’s acknowledged “error” of excessive hiring followed by a pivot to cost-cutting, does he possess the discipline to protect margins during a downturn, or is his instinct to pursue growth even at the expense of operational efficiency?

Question #3

Faced with slowing growth in the core business and a reputational crisis, will Maffra prioritize defending XP’s existing market share and restoring investor confidence, or will he double down on launching new, potentially distracting ventures as he did with the commercially unsuccessful crypto initiative?

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How does ManagementTrack evaluate Thiago Maffra at XP?

ManagementTrack leverages its proprietary career analysis and interviews with former colleagues to build a detailed profile of an executive’s track record, strengths, and weaknesses. This is then benchmarked against XP’s most pressing challenges, including: sustaining cost discipline, navigating Brazil’s volatile interest rate cycle, hitting retail growth targets, and resolving short-seller allegations to restore investor confidence.

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Author

Colby Howard is the co-founder and President of Paragon Intel. Paragon Intel’s ManagementTrack is the premier executive analysis platform for hedge funds, asset managers, corporations, boards, and recruiters. Our proprietary data, built over a decade of analysis, allows us to analyze each public company executive to understand their fit and ability to execute at their company. We leverage our proprietary data – key quantitative research on an executive’s career plus interviews with their former colleagues – with public documents, including SEC filings (10-K, 10-Q), investor presentations, press releases, and earnings call transcripts. to build a holistic, evidence-based view of an executive’s capabilities and playbook.

Sources

Verified Career History by ManagementTrack for Thiago Maffra
Analysis of Capital Allocation, Performance, and Fundamentals across career by ManagementTrack
XP, Inc. 10Q
XP, Inc. 10K
XP, Inc. Earnings Calls
XP, Inc. Press Releases

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