Andy Byron, the CEO of Astronomer who was caught in an embrace at a Coldplay concert with the company’s chief people officer Kristin Cabot, has resigned his position. Astronomer, which is a private data infrastructure and operations company, announced the move on social media Saturday, a day after it announced both were on leave.

Astronomer launches ‘formal investigation’ after married CEO Andy Byron and HR boss caught on Coldplay ‘kiss cam’ - ‘Astronomer is committed to the values and culture that have guided us since our founding,

Days after two execs for a data analytics firm were embarrassingly shown on the kiss cam at a Coldplay concert, one of them has resigned, with cofounder Pete DeJoy taking over as interim CEO. An Astronomer post on social media says,

DeJoy was named Astronomer’s interim CEO after Byron was placed on leave following his alleged cheating scandal.

"Cofounder and Chief Product Officer Pete DeJoy is currently serving as interim CEO given Andy Byron has been placed on leave," a statement from the company read. The decision came after Byron was spotted hugging a woman, later identified as Kristin Cabot.

Astronomer CEO Andy Byron placed on leave after a viral Coldplay concert video sparks rumors and internal investigation. Here's what happened and what the company said.

A Dublin man, Andy Byron, found himself unexpectedly caught in a viral storm after being mistaken for a tech CEO involved in a Coldplay kiss cam scandal. Capitalizing on the case of mistaken identity,

During the concert cameras pointed to a man with gray hair later identified as Astronomer CEO Andy Byron hugging a woman, later identified as Kristin Cabot. Once they noticed they were being seen on camera, the two immediately darted in opposite directions as lead singer Chris Martin suggested the two were either shy or having an affair.