Summary
A chief people officer at a US tech company resigned after a viral video showed her embracing the company's CEO at a Coldplay concert. The company announced that the former CEO had also resigned after initially being placed on leave during an investigation.
Key Facts
- Kristin Cabot, the chief people officer at Astronomer, resigned.
- A video of her embracing the company's CEO at a Coldplay concert went viral.
- The video was widely shared on social media and television, gaining millions of views.
- Andy Byron, the former CEO of Astronomer, resigned after being placed on leave.
- The identities of the people in the video have not been independently confirmed by BBC.
- Astronomer appointed co-founder Pete DeJoy as interim CEO after the resignations.
- The company specializes in data, analytics, and artificial intelligence.
- The situation led to unexpected media attention for the tech startup.
