Coldplay, Astronomer and Kiss
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Andy Byron, the startup executive at the center of an extraordinary social media furor, has resigned as CEO of data operations startup Astronomer.
When Chris Martin joked that two camera-shirking Coldplay concertgoers might be having an affair, he had no idea his shoutout would put now-former Astronomer CEO Andy Byron on the hot seat.
Astronomer’s interim CEO addressed the controversy surrounding the company when the former CEO was caught cuddling with the company’s head of HR at a Coldplay concert last week.
Pete DeJoy took over following former CEO Andy Byron’s resignation after he was captured on a “kiss cam” with a fellow Astronomer employee, who is not his wife, at a Coldplay concert.
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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