He’s done…
Astronomer announced that CEO Andy Byron has turned in his resignation after going viral on social media when he was awkwardly caught cuddling with a female employee while at a Coldplay concert.
“As stated previously, Astronomer is committed to the values and culture that have guided us since our founding. Our leaders are expected to set the standard in both conduct and accountability, and recently, that standard was not met,” a statement from Astronomer, a data infrastructure company, reads.
The company said the board of directors accepted Byron’s resignation.
The married Byron was seen at a Coldplay concert in Foxborough, Massachusetts with Kristin Cabot, his company’s human resources chief. The two were seen cuddling as singer Chris Martin panned the cameras to different couples in the crowd. The moment the pair saw themselves onscreen, they both immediatley ducked out of frame.
“Either they’re having an affair or they’re just very shy. We’re not quite sure,” Martin said.
Social media users have not let up in mocking the video.
“Andy Byron has tendered his resignation, and the Board of Directors has accepted. The Board will begin a search for our next Chief Executive as Cofounder and Chief Product Officer Pete DeJoy continues to serve as interim CEO,” the company’s statement reads.
They added the “awareness” of their company “changed overnight” thanks to the kiss camera video. Byron’s resignation following Astronomer announcing a “formal investigation” into the incident.
“Before this week, we were known as a pioneer in the DataOps space, helping data teams power everything from modern analytics to production AI. While awareness of our company may have changed overnight, our product and our work for our customers have not,” the statement reads. “We’re continuing to do what we do best: helping our customers with their toughest data and AI problems.”
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Where does the CEO break his silence in your article? I must be losing it because I’ve gone over the article three times and can’t see where he broke it other than having turned in his resignation to the board and that’s not called breaking silence.