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New Astronomer CEO Addresses ‘Surreal’ Situation After Andy Byron Coldplay Concert Scandal
FOXBOROUGH, MASSACHUSETTS, JUL 21 – Andy Byron resigned after a viral kiss cam video at a Coldplay concert sparked an internal investigation and raised concerns over leadership conduct at Astronomer, with interim CEO Pete DeJoy appointed.
- Former Astronomer CEO Andy Byron resigned on Saturday after a widely circulated kiss cam video showed him embracing HR leader Kristin Cabot during a Coldplay performance held at Gillette Stadium in Massachusetts on July 16.
- Byron was put on leave on July 18 as the Board initiated an official inquiry into his behavior, which ultimately resulted in his resignation being accepted the following day.
- Pete DeJoy, cofounder of Astronomer and interim CEO, made his first public remarks acknowledging the unusual media attention and reaffirming the company's values and leadership standards.
- DeJoy acknowledged that Astronomer has recently been thrust into the spotlight in a way that few startups in the data and AI sector typically experience, and he reaffirmed his dedication to supporting both the company's employees and its customers.
- The Board will begin a search for a new CEO, while Grace Springer, who recorded the viral moment, expressed sympathy for Byron’s family and others affected by the scandal.
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'Sometimes You Just Can’t Help It!' Whoopi Defends Cheating CEO
Leave it to someone on The View to defend something so morally repugnant most of society was on the same page against it. In a very un-Disney move, on Monday, ABC moderator Whoopi Goldberg came out in support of cheating former Astronomer CEO Andy Byron and Chief People Officer Kristin Cabot and their extramarital affair. She argued that “sometimes you just can’t help it,” and “she’s not the head of HR in the bed.” Ahead of Goldberg’s defense, c…
'Unusual and surreal': Astronomer's interim CEO addresses concert controversy in first statement
(WJW) -- Days after Astronomer's CEO Andy Byron resigned, the company's interim CEO is addressing the now mega-viral kiss cam video from a Massachusetts Coldplay concert. Monday, Pete DeJoy shared a statement on LinkedIn titled "Moving Forward at Astronomer" in which he addressed the recent "events" that thrusted the New York-based tech company into the national spotlight. East Cleveland mayor fires police chief: I-Team "The events of the …
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