Recommendations of the Editorial team
Astronomer CEO Andy Byron resigned from his post this Saturday. During a Coldplay concert on Wednesday in Boston, he was seen in an intimate hug with the company’s head of HR, Kristin Cabot. The scene in the Gillette Stadium was broadcast on the jumbootron.
“As already explained before, Astronomers have been on the values and the corporate culture that have been leading us since our foundation. Our managers should set standards. Both in behavior and in their responsibility. This measure was not recently met,” said the company in an opinion on Saturday.
“Andy Byron submitted his resignation. And the board accepted it,” continued the company. “The board will now start the search for a new CEO. While co-founder and Chief Product Officer Pete Dejoy continue to act as an interim CEO.”
Officially confirmed resignation
“Until this week we were known as a pioneer in the dataops area and supported data teams with everything. From modern analyzes to production tires,” added Astronomer.
“Even if the public image of our company may have changed overnight, neither our product nor our work has changed for our customers,” Astronomer concluded his message. “We continue to do what we can do best. Our customers help with their most difficult challenges in the areas of data and AI.”
Byron’s resignation was less than 24 hours after Astronomer’s announcement that both Byron and Cabot had been on leave and that the incident was professionally examined. (Attempts to reach Byron and Cabot remained unsuccessful.) On Friday, Astronomers published an explanation in which it was said that the board “initiated a formal examination of this matter. And we will soon provide further details”. It was added: “Astronomers have the values and the culture that have managed us since our foundation. Our managers should set standards. Both in behavior and in their responsibility.”
Coldplay jumbooton ensures viral moment
While Coldplay’s concert on Wednesday, the couple seemed to be surprised when their hug of over 50,000 people in the Gillette Stadium was seen on the screen. Your immediate reaction was to duck away. And to leave the camera image. Which probably led to speculation and assumptions about a possibly not a professional relationship.
Coldplays shows include the program item “The Jumbootron Song”, in which Chris Martin improvises in his speech about people who are shown on the camera. In a clip recorded during the incident, ColdPlay front man Chris Martin von der Siehen: “Either you have an affair. Or you are just very shy.”