Andy Byron has stepped down from his position as CEO of tech firm Astronomer after a video of him holding a lady who was not his spouse at a Coldplay live performance went viral, in response to a press release obtained by Selection.

“As said beforehand, Astronomer is dedicated to the values and tradition which have guided us since our founding,” learn the assertion. Our leaders are anticipated to set the usual in each conduct and accountability, and not too long ago, that normal was not met. Andy Byron has tendered his resignation, and the Board of Administrators has accepted. The Board will start a seek for our subsequent Chief Govt as Cofounder and Chief Product Officer Pete DeJoy continues to function interim CEO.”

It continued, “Earlier than this week, we have been referred to as a pioneer within the DataOps area, serving to information groups energy every thing from trendy analytics to manufacturing AI. Whereas consciousness of our firm could have modified in a single day, our product and our work for our clients haven’t. We’re persevering with to do what we do finest: serving to our clients with their hardest information & AI issues.”

In a press release launched Friday, the corporate stated that its Board of Administrators launched a “formal investigation” into the incident, and {that a} resolution on Byron’s future on the firm would come “very shortly.”