Astronomer's new CEO is speaking out about the Coldplay concert kiss cam controversy, admitting the viral video has raised brand awareness for the tech firm.

Boyer did not anticipate the explosive reaction to the video he shot at the Gillette Stadium show. He brought his grandmother to the concert because she’s a big fan of Coldplay’s hit “Viva La Vida,” describing it as “the one song she wanted to hear live before she dies.”

The new interim CEO of Astronomer released a statement on the heels of the drama surrounding the viral Coldplay concert kiss cam — which resulted in Andy Byron's resignation — calling the spotlight the company found themselves in "unusual and surreal.

Case in point: the married tech company founder who was caught cuddling a woman who was not his wife on the Jumbotron during a Coldplay concert in Foxborough last week.

Byron has resigned his job as Astronomer CEO, as his high-powered life has begun to unravel after his Coldplay ‘kiss cam’ moment with his HR chief

The IT company CEO captured in a widely circulated video showing him embracing an employee at a Coldplay concert has resigned. Andy Byron resigned from his job as CEO of Cincinnati-based Astronomer Inc., according to a statement posted on LinkedIn by the company Saturday.

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