Company - 18/06/2025
Brüel & Kjær Vibro names Victor Castro as CEO
DARMSTADT, Germany (May 30, 2025) - Brüel & Kjær Vibro (B&K Vibro), one of the leading worldwide suppliers of condition monitoring and protection solutions for industrial machinery, has named Victor Castro as its new CEO.
Castro, who will be based at B&K Vibro’s headquarters in Darmstadt, Germany, will lead the global organization in growth and operational management. He joined B&K Vibro in 2023 as CFO, and his promotion to CEO reflects his ongoing achievements in that role. Prior to B&K Vibro, he served more than 20 years as a Managing Director, CFO, and CEO, acquiring a proven track record in leading organizations through sustainable growth, strategic realignment, and digital transformation. Castro has an extensive background in financial services, IT, R&D, and digital platforms, having worked with leading software solution and digital health providers. As an experienced change manager, Castro has successfully spearheaded company reorganizations, expanded product portfolios, and optimized processes to drive profitability and innovation.
Castro said, “B&K Vibro has a proud legacy as pioneers in condition monitoring and machine protection, delivering innovative solutions that optimize asset uptime and performance while safeguarding people, infrastructure, and machinery. With a robust foundation built on integrity, teamwork, and ambition, we are committed to giving every machine a voice, providing actionable insights that boost productivity and support a sustainable society. Together with our exceptional team and NSK, I am excited to lead B&K Vibro toward a future of continued success and customer-driven innovation.”
As CEO, Castro aims to secure continuous revenue growth by focusing on profitable expansion. He plans to enhance and further develop the company’s highly regarded products while introducing new customer-oriented solutions to provide machine health insight to boost productivity and to protect critical machinery
Castro said, “B&K Vibro will invest in future product development driven by customer feedback and market intelligence. We aim to develop a service-oriented ecosystem for machine protection and condition monitoring, leveraging state-of-the-art technology. Additionally, we are committed to strengthening our collaboration with the NSK Group in product lifecycle management, capitalizing on our shared strengths to deliver comprehensive turnkey solutions that meet the evolving needs of our customers.”
For more information: press@bkvibro.com
About Brüel & Kjær Vibro
Brüel & Kjær Vibro is one of the leading worldwide suppliers of condition monitoring solutions for rotating machinery. The comprehensive product range comprises vibration sensors (acceleration, velocity and displacement), vibration monitors, handhelds and rack-based plant-wide integrated monitoring solutions. These products plus a suite of comprehensive services fulfil the most demanding applications for safety, condition and performance monitoring of rotating machinery.
Based on more than 80 years of experience and a world-wide sales and support network, Brüel & Kjær Vibro’s monitoring solutions have successfully reduced downtime and maintenance costs and increased machine reliability for our customers world-wide.
For more information, visit www.bkvibro.com
About NSK Europe
NSK Europe Ltd. is the European organisation of the Tokyo-based bearing manufacturer NSK, which was founded in Japan in 1916 and today employs nearly 25,000 people in its worldwide operations. The products and solutions provided by the industrial and automotive supplier can be found wherever things move. In addition to nearly all types of rolling bearings, the company’s portfolio includes housed bearings, linear technology, wheel bearing units, transmission, and engine bearings. The company is oriented to perfection in all its business activities. Its aim is quality leadership in its industry, which it strives for through a continuous process of improvement, excellent product development, optimised production processes and customer-oriented service processes. In fiscal year 2023, the more than 3,200 employees of NSK Europe Ltd.
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