Pete DeJoy, the company’s cofounder, is taking over for former CEO Andy Byron as Astronomer looks into his alleged affair that was revealed by the Jumbotron at a Coldplay concert Wednesday night. DeJoy previously served as Astronomer’s Chief Product Officer, the company said.

Kristin Cabot has reportedly resigned from Astronomer after she and former CEO Andy Byron were caught on a Coldplay kiss cam, sparking a viral scandal and internal investigation.

DeJoy was named Astronomer’s interim CEO after Byron was placed on leave following his alleged cheating scandal.

Former Astronomer CEO Andy Byron and the firm’s Chief People Officer, Kristin Cabot, were seen getting close at Coldplay’s Boston concert moments before their viral jumbotron encounter. In a newly shared TikTok video,

Pete DeJoy was announced as Astronomer's interim CEO on Saturday following a kiss cam scandal involving his former boss.

Let’s face it: If now-former Astronomer CEO Andy Byron and Chief People Officer Kristin Cabot hadn’t been caught canoodling on camera at a Coldplay concert, it’s unlikely DeJoy would have wound up being named the new CEO, at the company he co-founded a decade ago.