Astronomer responds to Coldplay kiss cam scandal
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Social media users believe Stoddard is the red-faced woman seen grimacing as Andy Byron and Kristin Cabot ran from the jumbotron cameras at the concert.
Cabot first brought her on board five months ago as head of people operations and strategy, and last week, she praised her in a glowing LinkedIn post announcing her promotion.
For several seconds, a couple was shown on the big screen but when they saw themselves, both tried to hide from the camera, which caused public speculation.
Astronomer CEO Andy Byron and the company's chief human resources officer, Kristin Cabot were caught on the jumbotron in an intimate embrace during the band's show on Wednesday night
Caught on Coldplay's kiss-cam by a curious Chris Martin? The one thing you shouldn't do is cut and run, because one couple is in a lot of trouble for doing just that.
It took more than 24 hours for Astronomer to release an official statement about Andy Byron, the CEO featured in the viral video from a recent Coldplay
Internet sleuths thought the embarrassed woman caught on the Coldplay kiss cam next to Andy Byron and Kristin Cabot was Astronomer’s just-promoted VP of HR. But a company spokesperson said
Almost instantly, the clip went viral, racking up over 30 million views. The internet was transfixed and delighted in the schadenfreude: the wealthy, married chief executive of a tech firm being caught out canoodling with a colleague, the head of HR no less, in the most criminally uncool of contexts: a Coldplay concert.
Astronomer launches investigation into CEO Andy Byron and HR head Kristin Cabot after Coldplay kiss cam backlash.
Alyssa Stoddard, Astronomer's Senior Director of People, was standing next to CEO Andy Boyd and HR exec Kristin Cabot during their viral kiss cam moment, raising questions about who in the company knew about the affair before it went public.