Following his viral jumbotron moment at a Coldplay concert, former Astronomer CEO Andy Byron resigned from his position.
The news was shared in a statement posted to X (formerly Twitter) by the software company, explaining it expects leaders to “set the standard in both conduct and accountability” and that “recently, that standard was not met“.
While it was likely a difficult decision for Byron to make, his resignation cleared the path for a new CEO to step up.
Now, that new CEO has now spoken out on the scandal.
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“Over the weekend, I stepped into the role of Interim CEO at Astronomer, a company that I’ve proudly poured my entire professional life into helping build,” Astronomer co-founder Pete DeJoy wrote in a statement shared on LinkedIn.
“The events of the past few days have received a level of media attention that few companies – let alone startups in our small corner of the data and AI world – ever encounter.
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“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.”
DeJoy went on to recount a number of other challenges the company has faced, listing them off before adding, “And yet, we’re still here”.
He assured followers Astronomer’s “foundation remains strong” and that the company has no plans to go anywhere.
”To our team: thank you for your resilience & commitment to building something great,” he continued.
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“And to our community and customers: thank you for your trust. We won’t let you down.”
While Astronomer released a statement on X announcing Byron’s resignation following the release of the viral video, the former CEO is yet to release a personal statement at the time of publishing.
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