Vancouver, BC, Canada | November 3, 2026
Shearwater Research is pleased to announce that Mark de Barra has joined the company in a senior advisory role, supporting Shearwater’s continued global growth.
Mark will work with Shearwater’s leadership team across sales, marketing, product and customer experience, helping ensure that insight from divers, dealers and distributors informs product planning, market priorities and support for partners globally.
With more than two decades of international commercial, product and market experience, de Barra has worked across the outdoor, scuba diving, tactical and rescue sectors, spanning EMEA, APAC and the Americas.
His dive industry background includes six years with Aqua Lung Group, where he spent three years as Director of Brand and Product, as well as earlier experience with Apeks, a leading technical diving equipment brand. His experience spans brand and portfolio strategy, product management, positioning, pricing, channel development and global go-to-market execution, giving him a broad perspective on how strong products, trusted brands and effective dealer and distributor relationships contribute to sustainable growth.
“Mark brings significant dive industry experience and a genuine connection to technical diving, a community that has been central to Shearwater from the beginning. Combined with his broad commercial and product experience, that perspective makes him a strong fit for where we are going as a company. We’re very pleased to have him join the team.
- Jason Leggatt, CEO, Shearwater Research
“Shearwater has earned the trust of divers through products they can rely on. I’m looking forward to working with the team and our dealers and distributors to build on that. My first priority is to listen, understand what’s working in different markets and identify where we can help our partners succeed.”
- Mark de Barra
Mark is attending DEMA Show in New Orleans this week, where he looks forward to reconnecting with colleagues across the dive industry and meeting Shearwater dealers, partners and industry peers.
