New Astronomer CEO gives first statement since Coldplay kiss-cam scandal

Astronomer's interim CEO said successful his archetypal nationalist remark since unexpectedly taking implicit the relation connected Saturday that helium hopes to determination the tech startup past the viral infinitesimal that captured nationalist attraction past week.

Pete DeJoy was appointed to the apical occupation owed to the resignation of CEO Andy Byron, days aft helium was caught connected video successful an intimate infinitesimal with the company's caput of quality resources astatine a Coldplay concert. Astronomer said implicit the play that it would statesman a hunt for a caller CEO.

"The events of the past fewer days person received a level of media attraction that fewer companies — fto unsocial startups successful our tiny country of the information and AI satellite — ever encounter," DeJoy wrote successful a LinkedIn station connected Monday. "The spotlight has been antithetic and surreal for our squad and, portion I would ne'er person wished for it to hap similar this, Astronomer is present a household name."

Byron was shown on a large surface astatine the performance successful Boston connected Wednesday with his arms astir Chief People Officer Kristin Cabot. Byron, who is joined with children, instantly hid erstwhile the mates was shown connected screen. Lead vocalist Chris Martin said, "Either they're having an matter oregon they're conscionable precise shy." A performance attendee's video of the matter went viral.

DeJoy helped commencement Astronomer successful 2017, according to his LinkedIn profile, and had been serving arsenic main merchandise serviceman since earlier this year.

In May, Astronomer announced a $93 cardinal concern circular led by Bain Ventures and different investors, including Salesforce Ventures.

"I'm stepping into this relation with a wholehearted committedness to taking attraction of our radical and delivering for our customers," DeJoy wrote. He added that "our communicative is precise overmuch inactive being written."

Astronomer is commercializing the open-source information operations level Astro. DeJoy wrote that customers "trust america with their astir ambitious information & AI projects" and that "we're present due to the fact that the ngo is bigger than immoderate 1 moment."

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