Astronomer CEO resigns after Cold Play concert gets troubled
At a recent Coldplay concert, lead singer Chris Martin quickly went viral, unintentionally shining the spotlight of nasty moments in the crowd.
The human relations chief, an astronomer at a data technology company, reportedly resigned along with the former CEO following the viral video of Coldplay “Kiss Cam.”
In a statement, the New York company said in a statement that Christine Cabot has stepped down as chief human resources officer, “is no longer an astronomer.”
The report added that Andy Byron “comes a few days after he ‘bid’ for his resignation,’ and “the board has accepted’ to the X-Post on July 19th. As of Thursday, July 24th, the pair are no longer listed on the company’s leadership page.
The viral moment shows that the man and woman hugged each other and then quickly let go, leaving them out of sight when “kiss cam” hit the spotlight at the July 16th Cold Play concert in Foxborough, Massachusetts.
With 124 million views on Tiktok alone, the clip shows the two of them hugged each other and then quickly let go and don’t grasp their vision when they find themselves on the Gilette Stadium Jumbotron screen.
Neither Cabot nor Byron has published public comments regarding their resignation.
USA Today contacted astronomers for comment.
New CEO makes a positive statement after controversy
Co-founder Pete DeJoy, who took on the role of interim CEO following Byron’s resignation, commented on the July 21 controversy titled “Progress at Astronger At Astronomer.”
He said the company has attracted more media attention as a result of the KISS CAM incident than most companies have ever encountered.
“The spotlight is unusual and surreal for our team, and I would never have hoped it would happen like this, but astronomers are now famous names,” wrote DeJoy.
While astronomers have not specified exactly why Byron or Cabot resigned, the company writes that it is “committed to the values and culture that have guided us since its inception. Leaders are expected to set standards in both behavior and accountability.”
