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 know-how 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 statement. “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 shown 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 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 concert attendee’s video of the affair went viral.
In Might, Astronomer announced a $93 million funding spherical led by Bain Ventures and different traders, together with Salesforce Ventures.
Byron’s resignation comes after Astronomer said Friday that it had launched a “formal investigation” into the matter, and the CEO was positioned on administrative go away.
“Earlier than this week, we had been often known as a pioneer within the DataOps house, serving to knowledge groups energy every part from trendy 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 lately, that normal was not met.”