PERTH, AUSTRALIA – NOVEMBER 18: Chris Martin of Coldplay performs on stage at Optus Stadium on November 18, 2023 in Perth, Australia. (Photo by Paul Kane/Getty Images)
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Astronomer, a provider of open-source technologies that was hardly known until this week, said on Friday that it’s launched an investigation after CEO Andy Byron was shown on video at a Coldplay concert in an intimate embrace with the company’s head of human relations.
“The Board of Directors has initiated a formal investigation into this matter and we will have additional details to share very shortly,” the company said in a post on X.
“Our leaders are expected to set the standard in both conduct and accountability,” the company said.
The post comes a day after videos went viral on social media that showed Byron on a big screen at the concert in Boston. Byron, who is married, had his arms around Kristin Cabot, the company’s chief people officer.
Seconds after showing up on the big screen, the pair ducked and hid their faces.
Byron and Cabot have been put on leave, according to a report Friday from Axios.
Astronomer didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment.
In May, Astronomer announced a $93 million investment round led by Bain Ventures and other investors, including Salesforce Ventures.
The company, which is behind the open-source data operations platform Astro, relocated its headquarters last year to New York from Cincinnati, Ohio.
