Astronomer CEO Andy Byron resigns later viral Coldplay kiss-cam controversy

Astronomer, the era corporate that confronted backlash later its CEO used to be allegedly stuck in an affair at a Coldplay live performance, stated the CEO has resigned, the corporate introduced Saturday.

“Andy Byron has tendered his resignation, and the Board of Directors has accepted,” the corporate stated in a statement. “The Board will begin a search for our next Chief Executive as Cofounder and Chief Product Officer Pete DeJoy continues to serve as interim CEO.”

Byron used to be shown on a obese display at a Coldplay live performance on Wednesday along with his palms across the corporate’s eminent community officer, Kristin Cabot. Byron, who’s married with kids, straight away concealed when the couple used to be proven on display. Manage singer Chris Martin stated, “Either they’re having an affair or they’re just very shy.” A concert attendee’s video of the affair went viral.

In Might, Astronomer announced a $93 million funding spherical led by means of Bain Ventures and alternative buyers, together with Salesforce Ventures.

Byron’s retirement comes later Astronomer stated Friday that it had introduced a “formal investigation” into the topic, and the CEO used to be put on administrative drop.

“Before this week, we were known as a pioneer in the DataOps space, helping data teams power everything from modern analytics to production AI,” the corporate stated in its Saturday observation. “Our leaders are expected to set the standard in both conduct and accountability, and recently, that standard was not met.”