Astronomer CEO Andy Byron resigns after ‘kiss cam’ scandal during Coldplay concert

JUST IN: Astronomer CEO Andy Byron has resigned from the company after a Coldplay concert Kiss Cam spotted him hugging the company’s HR chief pic.twitter.com/zLKKnNbINE

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The viral clip showed Byron and Cabot hugging on a jumbo screen at the arena at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts on Wednesday as Coldplay’s Lead Singer Chris Martin asked the camera to scan the crowd for his ‘Jumbotron Song’. As soon as the camera pans towards the couple, they ducked it and ran away from each other. Singer Martin is heard saying: “Either they’re having an affair or they’re just very shy.”

The company, in a statement on Saturday said, “As stated previously, Astronomer is committed to the values and culture that have guided us since our founding. Our leaders are expected to set the standard in both conduct and accountability, and recently, that standard was not met.”

Astronomer said that it would begin a search for a new CEO amid Byron’s resignation and till then, Pete DeJoy, who is Astronomer’s cofounder and chief product officer would serve as the interim CEO of the company.

The LinkedIn account of Andy Byron no longer remains public and he has also been removed from the leadership page of the company following the resignation announcement. The page lists DeJoy as the CEO. However, Byron still remains on the company’s website as a member of the board of directors, CNN reported.