Kristin Cabot, chief people officer at data technology company Astronomer, has resigned from her role after a jumbotron capturing her and the company’s CEO at a Coldplay concert went viral online.
Astronomer confirmed Cabot’s departure in a brief statement: “Kristin Cabot is no longer with Astronomer, she has resigned,” said company spokesperson Taylor Jones.
Her resignation comes less than a week after the company’s CEO, Andy Byron, stepped down following actions taken by the company. Byron had been placed on leave pending an investigation before formally resigning, the company said.
The resignations stem from an incident that occurred at a Coldplay concert at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts. During a performance, lead singer Chris Martin asked the cameras to scan the crowd for his “Jumbotron Song,” which resulted in Cabot and Byron appearing on the stadium’s big screen….