HR exec resigns ColdPlay 'Kiss Cam' video with CEO astronomer – National

According to a news report, the moment it went viral, a female executive caught up in the camera, hugging her company's CEO at a Cold Play concert, resigned at the Cold Play concert.

Several news outlets have reported that Kristin Cabot, executive responsible for human resources at Tech Company Astronomer, has resigned.

Her departure follows the resignation of CEO Andy Byron.

This episode brought endless memes, parody videos and screenshots of the pair's shocked faces that fill a social media feed

Cabot and Byron were surprised when singer Chris Martin asked cameras to scan the crowd for “Jumbotron's Songs” at a concert at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts last week.

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Coldplay's Chris Martin gives fans a “Kiss Cam” warning after a viral CEO moment

They were shown with a hug and smile, but when they saw themselves on the big screen, Cabot's chin fell, her hands flew over her face, and she escaped from the camera while Byron dug out of the frame.

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“They're either cheating or very shy,” Martin joked in a video that quickly spread around the internet.

When the video first spread online, it was not immediately clear who they were, but online detectives quickly understood their identity. The company previously confirmed the couple's identity in a statement to the Associated Press.

Both their profiles have been removed from the astronomer's website, and a November press release also removed her employment.

Astronomers were previously an obscure high-tech company based in New York. It provides a platform to help large businesses organize their data.

According to industry data and analytics company Luminate, online streams of Coldplay songs have increased by 20% since the video went viral.

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