Overview

• Additional footage leaked by TMZ on July 19 escalated scrutiny of Byron and HR chief Kristin Cabot’s Kiss-Cam moment at a Coldplay concert in Boston.
• Byron formally submitted his resignation on July 19 and the board accepted it later that day.
• Co-founder and product chief Pete DeJoy will serve as interim CEO as the board searches for a permanent successor.
• Astronomer confirmed that its DataOps and AI services remain fully operational and client work is unaffected by the leadership change.
• Neither Byron nor Cabot has issued public statements regarding the incident.