Astronomer's Andy Byron ‘cheating’ at Coldplay concert? CEOs who lost jobs due to alleged affairs

Astronomer CEO Andy Byron was seen with Kristin Cabot, the company’s Chief People Officer, at a Coldplay concert.

Published on: Jul 17, 2025, 23:56:28 IST

By Shuvrajit Das Biswas

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Astronomer CEO Andy Byron was seen at a Coldplay concert with Kristin Cabot, his company's Chief People Officer, sparking rumours of an affair, since Byron is married. The two showed up on the kiss cam and immediately proceeded to hide their faces, prompting Coldplay frontman Chris Martin to comment that either the two are having an affair, or are incredibly shy.

The Astronomer CEO Andy Byron and Kristin Cabot hid their faces when they were shown on the kiss cam. Image for representation. (Unsplash)

The matter has since then blown up on social media, and amid the chatter, here's a look at CEOs who have lost their jobs due to alleged affairs.

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Norfolk Southern CEO Alan Shaw

Norfolk Southern Corp. fired Chief Executive Officer Alan Shaw after an investigation into claims that he was in an inappropriate workplace relationship. This was in September 2024.

Helios Technologies CEO Josef Matosevic

The company in 2024 terminated Josef Matosevic as CEO after he was found to have had a consensual relationship with an employee, which was in violation of the company's policies.

BP CEO Bernard Looney

Bernard Looney resigned from his post in 2023 amid allegations that he promoted women, who he had undisclosed relationships with, for higher posts.

CBOE Global Markets CEO Edward Tilly

He resigned in 2023 after it was determined that Tilly had personal relationships with several colleagues, which he failed to disclose.

NBCUniversal CEO Jeff Shell

Shell was fired in April 2023 after a sexual harassment investigation, based on a complaint filed against him by a female employee.

McDonald’s CEO Steve Easterbrook

The McDonald's board decided to part ways with Easterbrook after it came to light that he had entered into a relationship with a company employee. A later investigation, based on an anonymous tip, showed that Easterbrook had had a few more such dalliances, which ended in him having to return $105 million, which he had gotten from the company.

Intel CEO Brian Kranzanich

He resigned in 2018 for violating Intel's “non-fraternisation policy”.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Shuvrajit Das Biswas
Shuvrajit has over seven years of experience covering US, India, and world news. An English Literature postgraduate from Jadavpur University, Shuvrajit started off covering entertainment, gaming and all things pop culture. There were brief periods away from the media industry, with short stints in content marketing, ed-tech and academic editing. However, the newsroom beckoned and over the last few jobs, Shuvrajit has exceedingly focused on team functioning as well, including tracking news and assigning tasks, working on everyday breaking news, framing detailed coverage plans, and creating immersive and data-driven stories. In his time as a digital journalist, he has covered a Lok Sabha election, multiple state elections, Union Budgets and award ceremonies. He has also helped in planning content for company event panels in the past. For work, Shuvrajit enjoys dabbling with data visualization, editing tools, and AI chatbots and attempts to incorporate AI workflows in everyday tasks. He is deeply interested in geopolitics, sports, films and music. Prompting is a new fascination for Shuvrajit now. Apart from that, he can be found doom-scrolling, sharing memes, or cheering on his favorite football team.Read More

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