CEO Andy Byron has been placed on go away following being noticed in a viral video at a Coldplay live performance.
A spokesperson for the tech firm informed PEOPLE on Friday (July 18) that the corporate has appointed an interim CEO whereas Andy is positioned on go away.
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“Cofounder and Chief Product Officer Pete DeJoy is at present serving as interim CEO given Andy Byron has been positioned on go away. We’ll share extra particulars as applicable within the coming days,” the assertion shared with PEOPLE states.
Andy went viral on Thursday (July 17) when footage of himself and a girl who’s reported to be one other government at Astronomer have been noticed getting cozy at a Coldplay live performance. When the 2 of them ducked out of the view of the digital camera, frontman Chris Martin joked that the 2 of them should be “having an affair or they’re simply actually shy.”
The identical day Andy was positioned on go away, Astronomer revealed that they have been launching an investigation into the occasion. The tech firm says {that a} second lady seen within the video is just not additionally an government on the firm as was beforehand rumored on-line.
Should you missed it, the total video of the occasion exhibits Chris’ full response to accidenttally exposing the affair.
