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Astronomer, a data company headquartered in New York, confirmed on LinkedIn that its CEO, Andy Byron, has stepped down.
Astronomer posted a statement on its LinkedIn profile stating that its leaders “are expected to set the standard in both conduct and accountability, and recently, that standard was not met.”
For a tech company scandal, the Coldplay concert kiss cam moment between Astronomer CEO Andy Byron and HR lead Kristin Cabot seems fairly innocuous—but the software company has given both the (temporary) boot.
"Our leaders are expected to set the standard in both conduct and accountability, and recently, that standard was not met," the company said in a statement.
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Astronomer CEO Andy Byron is under investigation and on leave after a kiss cam video with HR chief Kristin Cabot at a Coldplay concert went viral.
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The Boot on MSNColdplay ‘Kiss Cam’ Fallout: CEO Quits, and Country Stars Luke Bryan + Morgan Wallen Are Having a Field DayThe Coldplay “Kiss Cam” scandal has claimed its first career casualty. Tech CEO Andy Byron has resigned from his role at Astronomer after a now-viral concert moment exposed his alleged affair with a co-worker,