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Pete DeJoy took over following former CEO Andy Byron’s resignation after he was captured on a “kiss cam” with a fellow Astronomer employee, who is not his wife, at a Coldplay concert.
Former Astronomer CEO Andy Byron resigned after he was caught canoodling with HR chief Kristin Cabot at a Coldplay concert earlier this month. Amid the scandal, which has since been dubbed ColdplayGate,
Pete DeJoy was announced as Astronomer's interim CEO on Saturday following a kiss cam scandal involving his former boss.
Coldplay kiss cam subject Andy Byron has resigned from tech company Astronomer, but his legacy lives on from the concert stage.
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All eyes have been on the tech company this week, after footage from a concert appeared to show its then-CEO embracing the head of human resources.
"The spotlight has been unusual and surreal for our team and, while I would never have wished for it to happen like this, Astronomer is now a household name,” said cofounder Pete DeJoy.
Astronomer's Kristin Cabot faced backlash over a kiss cam moment with Andy Byron, raising questions about her relationship and marriage history
Kristin Cabot, caught in a viral embrace with Astronomer CEO Andy Byron, appears to be married to Privateer Rum founder Andrew Cabot, a member of a prominent Boston family.
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