Astronomer CEO Andy Byron placed on leave
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A tech company whose boss was filmed hugging a colleague at a Coldplay concert has said a purported statement from him expressing remorse is fake.
Either they're having an affair or they're just very shy." Internet sleuths immediately seized upon the moment and the pair was identified as Andy Byron, CEO of tech company Astronomer, and Kristin Cabot,
"Cofounder and Chief Product Officer Pete DeJoy is currently serving as interim CEO given Andy Byron has been placed on leave," a spokesperson for Astronomer told PEOPLE on Friday, July 18. "We will share more details as appropriate in the coming days."