Chris Martin of Coldplay performs on the O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire on October 12, 2021 in London, England.
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Astronomer, the expertise firm that confronted backlash after its CEO was allegedly caught 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 Administrators has accepted,” the corporate stated in a assertion. “The Board will start a seek for our subsequent Chief Govt as Cofounder and Chief Product Officer Pete DeJoy continues to function interim CEO.”
Byron was proven on a giant display screen at a Coldplay live performance on Wednesday together with his arms across the firm’s chief individuals officer, Kristin Cabot. Byron, who’s married with kids, instantly hid when the couple was proven on display screen. Lead singer Chris Martin stated, “Both they’re having an affair or they’re simply very shy.” A live performance attendee’s video of the affair went viral.
In Might, Astronomer introduced a $93 million funding spherical led by Bain Ventures and different buyers, together with Salesforce Ventures.
Byron’s resignation comes after Astronomer stated Friday that it had launched a “formal investigation” into the matter, and the CEO was positioned on administrative depart.
“Earlier than this week, we had been referred to as a pioneer within the DataOps house, serving to knowledge groups energy every thing from fashionable analytics to manufacturing AI,” the corporate stated in its Saturday assertion. “Our leaders are anticipated to set the usual in each conduct and accountability, and not too long ago, that commonplace was not met.”
