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Kristin Cabot, the chief people officer of tech company Astronomer, has resigned from the company after she was seen embracing the company\u2019s former CEO, Andy Byron, on a kiss cam at a Coldplay concert this month.<\/p>\n
Andy Byron also resigned from his post as CEO last weekend. (Photo by Tibrina Hobson\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n
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Astronomer confirmed Cabot\u2019s resignation to Forbes in an email, saying she is \u201cno longer\u201d with the company following the viral moment she shared with Byron.<\/p>\n
Cabot\u2019s exit comes days after Byron made the same decision, stepping down<\/a> as Astronomer\u2019s chief executive last weekend.<\/p>\n Byron was seen hugging Cabot from behind when the kiss cam focused on the two, prompting Byron to duck out of frame and Cabot to turn her back to the camera. <\/p>\n \u201cEither they\u2019re having an affair, or they\u2019re just very shy. I\u2019m not quite sure what to do,\u201d Coldplay lead singer Chris Martin said as the two were shown, in a moment that has been widely parodied and memed on social media.<\/p>\n Key Background<\/p>\n Astronomer said in a July 29 statement its \u201cleaders are expected to set the standard in both conduct and accountability, and recently, that standard was not met.\u201d Interim CEO Pete DeJoy appeared to address the scandal in a Monday LinkedIn post<\/a> after assuming the role, calling the company\u2019s situation \u201cunusual and surreal,\u201d<\/a> though he did not directly mention the kiss cam moment. <\/p>\n Further Reading<\/p>\n