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It was supposed to be just another Coldplay concert: music, lights and a feel-good atmosphere. But when the stadium “kiss cam” at Gillette Stadium landed on Andy Byron, CEO of Astronomer and Kristin Cabot,
If combining the words “kiss cam”, “Coldplay”, “Astronomer” and “affair” means nothing to you, you have managed to be blissfully unaware of the internet’s weekend meltdown over a very public spectacle.
What Happens When HR Meets PR… and It’s All on Jumbotron “Fix You” wasn’t supposed to be the HR theme song of the summer—but here we are. Two senior executives at the software company Astronomer—CEO Andy Byron (married,
The couple — identified as married Astronomer CEO Andy Byron and the firm’s chief human resources officer, Kristin Cabot — scrambled to hide their faces when they were caught on the jumbotron canoodling at Gillette Stadium near Boston on Wednesday night.
Astronomer appoints cofounder Pete DeJoy as interim CEO after a viral Kiss Cam video exposed a romantic link between ex-CEO Andy Byron and HR head Kristin Cabot. The company launches internal review amid workplace ethics concerns.
Avoiding Kiss Cam seems to have become important after Andy Byron, CEO of Astronomer, and Kristin Cabot, the company’s Chief People Officer, were caught on a kiss cam at a Coldplay concert. The viral video sparked speculation of an affair.