Nubank appoints Diego Piacentini to Board of Directors

São Paulo, April 1st, 2026 – Nu, one of the largest digital financial services platforms in the world, announces that Diego Piacentini has been appointed as a member of its Board of Directors. Piacentini is a veteran technology executive with nearly two decades of senior leadership at Amazon, former executive roles at Apple, and experience in public-sector digital transformation as the Italian government’s Commissioner for the Digital Agenda. He is also the founder of View Different, a venture firm that invests in entrepreneurs using technology to reshape traditional industries.

“Diego has an exceptional track record building and scaling customer-centric technology businesses globally. His experience in retail, technology and public policy will be invaluable as we strengthen the foundations for our international expansion while staying true to our mission of fighting complexity in financial services,” says David Vélez, founder and CEO of Nubank.

At Amazon, Piacentini served as Senior Vice President of International Consumer Business for 16 years, overseeing operations in Europe, Asia, and emerging markets. Before that, he held senior roles at Apple, including leading its European business. In the public sector, he served a two-year term as the Italian government’s Special Commissioner for the Digital Agenda, leading initiatives to modernize public services through technology. Today, he also serves as non-executive director of The Economist Group, DoorDash and Voi Technologies, executive advisor to KKR, and board member or mentor to organizations including Endeavor and the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME).

Diego Piacentini joins Nu at a moment of continued expansion and scale. The company now serves more than 131 million customers across Brazil, Mexico, and Colombia, leveraging the thesis that a digital-first, customer-centric model is the future of financial services globally.

“Nubank has shown that it is possible to build a global-scale financial services platform that is both highly innovative and deeply focused on customers’ real needs. The impact the company has had on financial inclusion and on elevating the experience of millions of people in Latin America is remarkable. I am honored to join this journey as a member of the Board of Directors and look forward to working closely with David and the rest of the team to support Nu’s next chapters of growth and global expansion,” says Diego Piacentini.

Nu’s Board of Directors also includes Anita Sands, David Marcus, Doug Leone, Jacqueline Reses, Luis Alberto Moreno, Thuan Pham, Rogério Calderón, and David Vélez, who serves as chairman.