Astronomer CEO Andy Byron resigns following Coldplay concert scandal

Astronomer CEO Andy Byron has resigned from the company after a video of him canoodling with chief people officer Kristin Cabot at a Coldplay concert went viral.Driving the news: Astronomer co-founder and chief product officer Pete DeJoy is currently serving as interim CEO, the company announced late Friday.What they're saying: "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 company said in a statement Saturday. "Andy Byron has tendered his resignation, and the Board of Directors has accepted."Catch up quick: Astronomer put out an initial statement on Friday, more than 24 hours after the video when viral, saying that its board had initiated a formal investigation into the matter. Its slow reaction created space for phony statements, conspiracy theories and spoof accounts to spread like wildfire across social media. The company made clear that as of Friday afternoon, Byron had not issued a personal statement and all comments circulating online were fake.It also corrected misinformation being spread online that another employee from the Astronomer HR team was in attendance at the concert. Between the lines: CEO reputation is often tied to the company's reputation. The scandal has also raised concerns about its workplace culture under Byron. Yes, but: Byron is not the first chief executive to lose his job over an interoffice relationship.Norfolk Southern CEO Alan Shaw was fired late last year for having a consensual relationship with the company's chief legal officer and in 2019, McDonald's CEO Steve Easterbrook was also fired for engaging in a relationship with an employee.What's next: The board of directors has begun a search for its next CEO, according to the latest company statement.It is unclear whether Cabot will be replaced. She is currently on administrative leave pending a formal investigation. What to watch: The software company became a household name overnight, and it could use this momentum to shift the narrative and reintroduce itself to nontraditional B2B audiences. In Saturday's statement, the company took this posture saying, "Before this week, we were known as a pioneer in the DataOps space, helping data teams power everything from modern analytics to production AI. 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."More on Axios:Astronomer responds to Coldplay kiss cam scandal after more than 24 hours of silence

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