The company says Thales Gomez resigned after sexist statement and that a woman is the new CEO.

Businessman Thales Gomes says he has resigned as CEO and chairman of the board. Education G4a startup focused on business education. In the same note, the company also said that product engineer Maria Isabel Antonini has taken over as CEO.

Last week, Tales Gomez posted stories on Instagram in which he made sexist remarks in response to a follower’s question: “God save me from a female CEO.” “On average, this is not the best use of female energy.”

In the post, the executive also said that “with rare exceptions,” women in leadership positions are “going through a process of masculinization.” He continued: “The world began to fall apart precisely when feminism began forcing women into the role of men.”

G4 Educação announced on Sunday (22) that the person who will replace Thales Gomes as CEO is Maria Isabel Antonini, the company’s current partner and CFO. Maria Isabel is a production engineer (UFMG), former CEO of Singu, and declares herself a fan of economist Paulo Guedes and says she is not a feminist.

Tales Gomez: “I wasn’t happy”

In the face of the negative repercussions of the post, the businessman apologized on Thursday (19), saying that he had “made a mistake” and that the statements indicated personal opinions.

“Yesterday, I made a huge mistake in a text message here on Instagram. I want to admit the mistake and apologize. (…) I was not happy in my message when I said the type of woman I want in my life and I ended up touching on sensitive points, using words I shouldn’t have used,” Talles Gomez continued.

Also on Saturday (21), Hope, a women’s lingerie and underwear brand, announced that Tallis had left the brand’s advisory board.

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