"The spotlight has been unusual and surreal for our team and, while I would never have wished for it to happen like this, Astronomer is now a household name,” said cofounder Pete DeJoy.

Brooklynite Pete DeJoy has taken the reins at Astronomer after its disgraced boss Andy Byron was caught on the kiss cam cozying up with the head of HR.

His comments come after a video of CEO of tech firm Astronomer, Andy Byron, appearing on the “Kiss Cam” at a Coldplay concert at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Mass., with his arms allegedly wrapped around the company’s HR chief, Kristin Cabot, went viral on social media.

Tech firm Astronomer was the subject of memes and misinformation after a video allegedly of its CEO and HR chief at a Coldplay concert went viral.

Following Andy Byron's resignation, cofounder and chief Product Officer Pete DeJoy was named as interim CEO of the company

Pete DeJoy stepped up as interim CEO of Astronomer when Byron and Cabot, who were part of the company’s leadership, were caught canoodling at a Caldplay concert last week.

Astronomer CEO Andy Byron placed on leave after a viral Coldplay concert video sparks rumors and internal investigation. Here's what happened and what the company said.