"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.

For a tech company scandal, the Coldplay concert kiss cam moment between Astronomer CEO Andy Byron and HR lead Kristin Cabot seems fairly innocuous—but the software company has given both the (temporary) boot.

Astronomer CEO Andy Byron resigned after a video of him sharing cozy moments with HR Head Kristin Cabot at a Coldplay concert went viral. The board appointed co-founder Pete DeJoy as interim CEO. Cabot continues as Chief People Officer while the company seeks Byron's replacement.

The moment came just a few days after millionaire CEO Andy Byron and his HR executive Kristin Cabot sparked an online firestorm by awkwardly dodging the cam caught canoodling at Coldplay’s

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The Coldplay “Kiss Cam” scandal has claimed its first career casualty. Tech CEO Andy Byron has resigned from his role at Astronomer after a now-viral concert moment exposed his alleged affair with a co-worker,

Showrunner Al Jean dismissed claims that The Simpsons predicted recent events involving Astronomer CEO Andy Byron and HR head Kristin Cabot.

Trump-Hillary meme spins from Coldplay concert kiss cam moment. No affair—just internet satire doing what it does best.