Astronomer CEO Andy Byron resigns
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Last Wednesday, while at the Coldplay concert in Boston, Byron and Kristin Cabot, a top HR executive at Astronomer, were caught canoodling on the big screen.
Andy Byron, the now-former CEO of the data analytics firm Astronomer, has found himself at the center of an even messier viral firestorm.
A tech company whose boss was filmed hugging a colleague at a Coldplay concert has said a purported statement from him expressing remorse is fake.
"Andy Byron has tendered his resignation, and the Board of Directors has accepted. The Board will begin a search for our next Chief Executive as Cofounder and Chief Product Officer Pete DeJoy continues to serve as interim CEO," the company said.
Kristin Cabot, caught in a viral embrace with Astronomer CEO Andy Byron, appears to be married to Privateer Rum founder Andrew Cabot, a member of a prominent Boston family.
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710 WOR on MSNViral Coldplay Moment Sheds Light On Workplace Affair CultureS urprisingly the most viral moment of the year came from a Coldplay concert, and it wasn’t even during the singing portion of the show. Astronomer CEO Andy Byron was caught romantically holding his head of HR Kristin Cabot on the jumbotron and has since resigned from his position atop the tech company.