Pro Dive International appoints Leo Saldunbides as new leader of GoPro Academy

Published 5 years agoon December 17, 2020

Pro Dive International has appointed PADI Course Director Leo Saldunbides as the new leader of their prestigious IDC, GoPro & TecRec Academy.

Leo, originally from Rio De Janeiro, Brazil, started freediving and scuba diving at a young age, and has been working in the diving industry as a professional for almost 20 years. During that time, Leo has been diving, teaching and working in many locations such as Brazil, The Bahamas, Mexico, The Dominican Republic, Portugal, The Netherlands, Malaysia and finally in Cape Verde Islands, where he spent the past several years of this professional career.

Leo has been a very successful Course Director for many years now, and during his career has certified more than 2000 Students, while completing upwards of 7500 dives. He is also qualified to teach technical diving such as Sidemount, Tec Deep and many other areas.

Leo was the first person to introduce PADI Instructor Training in a regular and structured way to the islands of Cape Verde, where his implemented training system remains until today. He also filled roles as GoPro Coordinator and in Quality Assurance, something he will also be encharged with at Pro Dive International.

Fluent in English, Spanish and also in Portuguese, and with plans to add German, French and Italian to the portfolio, Leo will be able to offer GoPro Packages and Instructor Development in more different languages than any other IDC center on the globe.

Leo’s vision is to completely revamp and further improve what Pro Dive’s Academy has to offer. This includes not only adding more technical dive training options on top of the more “mainstream” possibilities, but also the creation of entirely new programs that will be unique and second-to-none in the diving industry.

If you are interested in Leo’s training, or would like to learn what the Pro Dive International GoPro Academy has to offer, you can contact Leo at trainingandquality@prodiveinternational.com or visit www.prodiveinternational.com