Andy Byron: US tech CEO resigns after Coldplay concert embrace goes viral
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The company said its leader had not met the expected standard of conduct and accountability.

A US tech company says its chief executive has quit after he was apparently caught on a big screen at a Coldplay concert embracing a female co-worker, in a clip that went viral.

The clip showed a man and a woman hugging on a jumbo screen at the arena in Foxborough, Massachusetts, before they abruptly ducked and hid from the camera.

The pair were identified in US media as Mr Byron, a married chief executive of Astronomer, and Kristin Cabot, the firm’s chief people officer.

  • neukenindekeuken@sh.itjust.works
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    13 days ago

    Golden parachutes usually don’t involve inter-company affairs. He’s going to be lucky if the board doesn’t sue him for defamation of the company name essentially.

    • malloc@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      11 days ago

      Per Axios report [1], Andy Byron appears to have negotiated some sort of exit package.

      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.

      These fuckers always get their 🧀 no matter what happens. Better to pay them off rather than stall it in court and risk attracting more attention.

      [1] https://www.axios.com/2025/07/18/coldplay-kiss-cam-astronomer