New Astronomer Ceo Describes 'unusual And Surreal' Coldplay 'kiss Cam' Scandal

The caller interim CEO of Astronomer issued a connection Monday connected nan viral infinitesimal astatine a Coldplay concert that thrust nan information institution into nan spotlight.

Pete DeJoy.via LinkedIn

Pete DeJoy stepped into nan domiciled aft nan erstwhile CEO, Andy Byron, resigned connected Saturday pursuing nan circulation of a clip of him and a female successful an clasp astatine Gillette Stadium successful Massachusetts connected Wednesday.

Coldplay's "kiss cam" was displaying couples successful attendance connected nan screens erstwhile it panned to a man, later identified arsenic Byron, and a woman, who turned astir to hide her face, while Byron quickly ducked retired of nan frame.

The infinitesimal went viral, pinch users claiming that he is simply a joined man. However, NBC News has not independently confirmed this aliases identified nan woman.

In his statement, DeJoy said that nan incident received "a level of media attraction that fewer companies — fto unsocial startups successful our mini area of nan information and AI world — ever encounter."

"The spotlight has been different and surreal for our squad and, while I would ne'er person wished for it to hap for illustration this, Astronomer is now a family name," he wrote connected LinkedIn.

DeJoy continued that Astronomer, a New York-based institution pinch nether 500 employees, has "never shied distant from challenges," including navigating financial issues and nan world Covid-19 pandemic.

"And yet, we’re still here," he wrote. "We’re present because Astronomer is built by group who unrecorded to lick difficult problems, enactment precocious to hole what’s broken, and attraction profoundly astir doing things nan correct way. We’re present because our customers spot america pinch their astir eager information & AI projects. And, astir importantly, we’re present because nan ngo is bigger than immoderate 1 moment."