Andy Byron, former Astronomer CEO, resigned after a 'kiss cam' incident at a Coldplay concert sparked controversy regarding his relationship with the company's HR chief. Astronomer's board of directors has accepted Byron's resignation and initiated a search for a new CEO,

While Astronomer, the US company that came to the limelight because of Coldplay controversy, announced that Andy Byron resigned from the CEO post and is now hunting for a new CEO to take over, its silence over HR head Kristin Cabot is being questioned.

The move comes a day after the company said that Andy Byron had been placed on leave and the board of directors had launched a formal investigation into the jumbotron incident, which went viral.