Chris Martin of Coldplay performs reside at San Siro Stadium, Milan, Italy, in July 2017.
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Astronomer‘s interim CEO stated in his first public remark since unexpectedly taking up the position on Saturday that he hopes to maneuver the tech startup previous the viral second that captured nationwide consideration final week.
Pete DeJoy was appointed to the highest job because of the resignation of CEO Andy Byron, days after he was caught on video in an intimate second with the corporate’s head of human assets at a Coldplay live performance. Astronomer stated over the weekend that it might start a seek for a brand new CEO.
“The occasions of the previous few days have obtained a degree of media consideration that few corporations — not to mention startups in our small nook of the info and AI world — ever encounter,” DeJoy wrote in a LinkedIn put up on Monday. “The highlight has been uncommon and surreal for our crew and, whereas I’d by no means have wished for it to occur like this, Astronomer is now a family identify.”
Byron was proven on a giant display screen on the live performance in Boston on Wednesday along with his arms round Chief Individuals Officer Kristin Cabot. Byron, who’s married with youngsters, 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.
DeJoy helped begin Astronomer in 2017, in accordance with his LinkedIn profile, and had been serving as chief product officer since earlier this yr.
In Might, Astronomer introduced a $93 million funding spherical led by Bain Ventures and different buyers, together with Salesforce Ventures.
“I am moving into this position with a wholehearted dedication to taking good care of our individuals and delivering for our prospects,” DeJoy wrote. He added that “our story may be very a lot nonetheless being written.”
Astronomer is commercializing the open-source information operations platform Astro. DeJoy wrote that prospects “belief us with their most bold information & AI tasks” and that “we’re right here as a result of the mission is larger than anyone second.”
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