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Following a 'Kiss Cam' incident at a Coldplay concert, Astronomer CEO Andy Byron resigned, but HR head Kristin Cabot remains on leave, raising questio
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India Today on MSNCEO quits, HR head stays: Why Astronomer didn't fire Kristin Cabot over kiss cam rowAstronomer CEO Andy Byron resigned after a viral kiss cam video showed him and HR head Kristin Cabot cuddling at a Coldplay concert, sparking public backlash. While Cabot remains employed, legal experts say contractual obligations and internal investigations likely explain the delay in any action against her.
Kristin Cabot, the HR executive caught canoodling with Astronomer CEO Andy Byron at a Coldplay concert, is married to the CEO of a different company -- and bought a house with him less than five months before the scandal hit,
"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,” said cofounder Pete DeJoy.
Astronomer's interim CEO Pete DeJoy said in an update that the startup had "received a level of media attention that few companies" ever encounter.
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