A US tech company says its chief executive has quit after he was apparently caught on a big screen at a Coldplay concert embracing a female co-worker, in a clip that went viral.

The clip showed a man and a woman hugging on a jumbo screen at the arena in Foxborough, Massachusetts, before they abruptly ducked and hid from the camera.

The pair were identified in US media as Mr Byron, a married chief executive of Astronomer, and Kristin Cabot, the firm's chief people officer.

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[–] 71 points 1 year ago (2 children)

my understanding is the wife already changed her last name on facebook, so divorce filing is pretty much a given. He is definitely claiming no salary income, but she's gonna grab him by the assets

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  • [–] 21 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    Don’t these C-level guys usually get a golden parachute? He "tendered his resignation", but probably still got some severance. Board could force him out but probably triggers some other vesting/equity clause. So having him "resign" but give him golden parachute.

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  • [–] 12 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    Golden parachutes usually don't involve inter-company affairs. He's going to be lucky if the board doesn't sue him for defamation of the company name essentially.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    Per Axios report [1], Andy Byron appears to have negotiated some sort of exit package.

    The company officially issued a statement Friday more than 24 hours after the story exploded, due in part to Byron's slow resignation and exit package negotiations, another source told Axios.

    These fuckers always get their 🧀 no matter what happens. Better to pay them off rather than stall it in court and risk attracting more attention.

    [1] https://www.axios.com/2025/07/18/coldplay-kiss-cam-astronomer

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