Andy Byron, 50, who was spotted on camera at the concert with his arms wrapped around the company’s HR chief Kristin Cabot, stepped down after being placed on leave on Friday.

The billion-dollar company announced the CEO’s resignation in a statement on Saturday.

‘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,’ the statement said.

‘Andy Byron has tendered his resignation, and the Board of Directors has accepted.’

Cofounder and Chief Product Officer Pete DeJoy will stay on as interim CEO.

‘While awareness of our company may have changed overnight, our product and our work for our customers have not. We’re continuing to do what we do best: helping our customers with their toughest data and AI problems.’

Byron and Cabot were caught red-faced as the kiss-cam at a Coldplay concert in Boston panned to the CEO with his arms wrapped his subordinate on Tuesday.

CEO Andy Byron, 50, who was caught on camera at the concert cozying up to the company’s HR chief Kristin Cabot is revealed to have resigned from Astronomer

 

The pair immediately ducked and turned from the cameras after realizing their faces were on the big screen
The pair immediately ducked and turned from the cameras after realizing their faces were on the big screen
Astronomer announced the CEO's resignation on Saturday following an internal investigation that put Byron and Cabot on leave on Friday
Astronomer announced the CEO’s resignation on Saturday following an internal investigation that put Byron and Cabot on leave on Friday