Boston: Astronomer CEO Andy Byron has resigned after a video showing him with the company\u2019s HR head at a Coldplay concert in Boston went viral on social media.<\/p>\n
\u201cAndy Byron has tendered his resignation and the board of directors has accepted it,\u201d the company said in a statement on Saturday. In a social media post, the company added that it expects good character and accountability from its officials, but \u201cthis has not happened in the last few days,\u201d and an internal investigation is underway. Byron had earlier been sent on leave.<\/p>\n
According to reports, the incident took place during a Coldplay show at a stadium in Boston, where a camera turned towards Byron and Kristin, the company\u2019s HR head, capturing the two together.<\/p>\n
Coldplay frontman Chris Martin reportedly joked that the two were either \u201chaving an affair\u201d or were \u201cvery shy,\u201d prompting laughter from the audience. The couple then left the venue, but the clip quickly went viral across social media platforms.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Boston: Astronomer CEO Andy Byron has resigned after a video showing him with the company\u2019s HR head at a Coldplay concert in Boston went viral on social media. \u201cAndy Byron has tendered his resignation and the board of directors has accepted it,\u201d the company said in a statement on Saturday. In a social media post, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":46349,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[60,19],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-46348","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-international","category-latest"],"yoast_head":"\n