Chris Martin of Coldplay performs on the O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire on October 12, 2021 in London, England.
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Astronomer announced on Saturday that CEO Andy Byron has resigned days after being caught on video in an intimate moment with the corporate’s head of human resources at a Coldplay concert.
“Andy Byron has tendered his resignation, and the Board of Directors has accepted,” the corporate said in a statement. “The Board will begin a seek for our next Chief Executive as Cofounder and Chief Product Officer Pete DeJoy continues to function interim CEO.”
Byron was shown on a giant screen on the concert in Boston on Wednesday along with his arms around Chief People Officer Kristin Cabot. Byron, who’s married with children, immediately hid when the couple was shown on screen. Lead singer Chris Martin said, “Either they’re having an affair or they’re just very shy.” A concert attendee’s video of the affair went viral.
In May, Astronomer announced a $93 million investment round led by Bain Ventures and other investors, including Salesforce Ventures.
Byron’s resignation comes after Astronomer said Friday that it had launched a “formal investigation” into the matter, and the CEO was placed on administrative leave.
“Before this week, we were generally known as a pioneer within the DataOps space, helping data teams power all the pieces from modern analytics to production AI,” the corporate said in its Saturday statement. “Our leaders are expected to set the usual in each conduct and accountability, and recently, that standard was not met.”
