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This is the funniest thing in the past week. Not for the cheating CEO, cheating HRO and their spouses, but for everyone else.
Astronomer’s cofounder and chief product officer Pete DeJoy is now serving as interim CEO, the company said in a statement Friday night.
The New York-based company earlier Friday issued a statement about the matter via LinkedIn.
“Our leaders are expected to set the standard in both conduct and accountability,” the statement said in part, adding that the company’s board of directors “has initiated a formal investigation into this matter and we will have additional details to share very shortly.”
The statement also addressed incorrect information circulating on the internet in the day following the video’s release, including a misidentification of a third person seen in the clip, and a parody X account that falsely claimed to have a statement from the CEO.
Byron was spotted on a Jumbotron screen at a Coldplay concert at Gillette Stadium in Massachusetts on Wednesday, embracing Kristin Cabot, the company’s chief people officer, who oversees the organization’s human resources.
Astronomer says its CEO has been placed on leave after viral Coldplay video
Astronomer, the tech company that found itself launched into the public eye after its CEO Andy Byron was spotted on a Jumbotron video at a Coldplay concert earlier this week embracing an employee, announced that Byron has been placed on leave.Astronomer’s cofounder and chief product officer Pete DeJoy is now serving as interim CEO, the company said in a statement Friday night.
The New York-based company earlier Friday issued a statement about the matter via LinkedIn.
“Our leaders are expected to set the standard in both conduct and accountability,” the statement said in part, adding that the company’s board of directors “has initiated a formal investigation into this matter and we will have additional details to share very shortly.”
The statement also addressed incorrect information circulating on the internet in the day following the video’s release, including a misidentification of a third person seen in the clip, and a parody X account that falsely claimed to have a statement from the CEO.
Byron was spotted on a Jumbotron screen at a Coldplay concert at Gillette Stadium in Massachusetts on Wednesday, embracing Kristin Cabot, the company’s chief people officer, who oversees the organization’s human resources.
Scoop: Astronomer execs on leave after viral Coldplay concert scandal
Astronomer CEO Andy Byron and chief people officer Kristin Cabot have been put on leave pending an investigation, per a source familiar with the situation, as their employer has finally broken its own silence.- Astronomer co-founder and chief product officer Pete DeJoy is currently serving as interim CEO, the company announced late Friday.
- The company officially issued a statement Friday more than 24 hours after the story exploded, due in part to Byron's slow resignation and exit package negotiations, another source told Axios.
