The interim CEO of the company at the centre of the Coldplay kiss cam row has addressed shareholders and customers
Software development firm Astronomer was catapulted to viral fame last week after CEO Andy Byron was caught being intimate with Kristin Cabot, the company's Human Resources officer, during a Coldplay concert.
The video of the bizarre encounter was posted to TikTok, which went viral because of the pair's extreme reactions when their canoodling was captured on the band's "kiss cam".
But addressing customers and shareholders, interim CEO Pete Dejoy, who also cofounded the company, said the incident had launched the AI firm into the public consciousness.
'The spotlight has been unusual and surreal for our team and, while I would never have wished for it to happen like this, Astronomer is now a household name,' he said.
'At Astronomer we have never shied away from challenges. A near-decade of building this business has tested us time and time again, and each time we've emerged stronger.
'We're here because Astronomer is built by people who live to solve hard problems, stay late to fix what's broken, and care deeply about doing things the right way.'
Astronomer and Mr Byron's LinkedIn were bombarded with comments from people making jokes about the incident, which took place at the Coldplay concert in Boston last week.
At the time, singer Chris Martin, who is the lead singer of the British pop rock group said 'Oh, look at these two. You're all right. You're OK. Oh, what? Either they're having an affair or they're just very shy.'
On Saturday, Australian Eastern Time, the company announced on X that they would be conducting an investigation into the event, which led to his resignation. As it stands, Ms Cabot remains in post whilst the investigation is ongoing.
Neither Mr Byron nor Ms Cabot have publicly responded to the incident.
According to a now deleted LinkedIn post, it appears as though Cabot only started at the company seven months ago.
Byron's wife was tracked down on social media, with her Facebook account flooded with messages of sympathy.
She allegedly removed his last name from her Facebook profile after the fallout.
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