{"id":491556,"date":"2025-07-21T10:28:38","date_gmt":"2025-07-21T05:28:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/?p=491556"},"modified":"2025-07-21T10:28:38","modified_gmt":"2025-07-21T05:28:38","slug":"andy-byron-ceo-of-us-it-firm-astronomer-resigns-after-viral-kiss-cam-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/andy-byron-ceo-of-us-it-firm-astronomer-resigns-after-viral-kiss-cam-video\/","title":{"rendered":"Andy Byron, CEO of US IT firm Astronomer, resigns after viral kiss cam video"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> Washington<br \/>\nThe CEO of the technology firm Astronomer Inc has resigned after being caught canoodling on camera at a rock concert with a woman who was not his wife, the company said on Saturday.<br \/>\nThe company posted a written statement on its LinkedIn profile stating that its leaders \u201care expected to set the standard in both conduct and accountability, and recently, that standard was not met.\u201d<br \/>\nThe statement said that Andy Byron had offered his resignation as CEO and that the board of directors had accepted it. Byron had been placed on leave on Friday, and Chief Product Officer Pete DeJoy is serving as the interim CEO.<br \/>\nByron and Astronomer\u2019s chief people officer, Kristin Cabot, were caught on camera at the Coldplay concert on Wednesday in Massachusetts in an awkward clip that quickly went viral.<br \/>\nA spokesman for the company said that the pair were the only employees of the firm caught on camera. The spokesman did not respond to a request for comment on Cabot\u2019s job status.<br \/>\nOnce Byron and Cabot realised they were being shown on a jumbo screen inside Gillette Stadium as they embraced, Byron ducked out of sight and Cabot covered her face with her hands and spun around.<br \/>\nColdplay lead singer Chris Martin responded by saying, \u201ceither they\u2019re having an affair or they\u2019re just very shy.\u201d<br \/>\nInternet sleuths immediately went to work and identified Byron and Cabot by their social media profiles before the company confirmed their identities.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Washington The CEO of the technology firm Astronomer Inc has resigned after being caught canoodling on camera at a rock concert with a woman who was not his wife, the company said on Saturday. 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