Astronomer, Coldplay and Kiss Cam
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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,
Andy Byron, the startup executive at the center of an extraordinary social media furor, has resigned as CEO of data operations startup Astronomer.
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.
When Chris Martin joked that two camera-shirking Coldplay concertgoers might be having an affair, he had no idea his shoutout would put now-former Astronomer CEO Andy Byron on the hot seat.
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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Astronomer's Kristin Cabot faced backlash over a kiss cam moment with Andy Byron, raising questions about her relationship and marriage history
Coldplay kiss cam subject Andy Byron has resigned from tech company Astronomer, but his legacy lives on from the concert stage.