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Astronomer, a provider of open source technologies that were hardly known until this week, said on Friday that CEO Andy Byron was brought on vacation after showing video in an intimate hug with the head of the company.
The company said in an email enriched by email that co-founder and product chief Pete Dejoy act as an interim CEO.
“We will share more details in the coming days,” said the company.
Astronomer used to say in a contribution to X that he had initiated a “formal examination of this matter” and would soon have to share more.
“It is expected that our managers determine both behavior and accountability,” said the company.
The update to Byron comes a day after videos have become viral on social media and showed the CEO on a large screen at the concert in Boston. Byron, who is married, had his arms around Kristin Cabot, Chief People Officer.
Seconds after they were displayed on the screen, the couple ducked and hid their faces.
In May, Astronom announced an investment round of 93 million US dollars, led by Bain Ventures and other investors, including Salesforce Undertakings.
The company, which is located behind the open source data operating platform Astro, moved its headquarters from Cincinnati, Ohio, to New York last year.
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