A US tech company says its chief executive has quit after he was apparently caught on a big screen at a Coldplay concert embracing a female co-worker, in a clip that went viral.

The clip showed a man and a woman hugging on a jumbo screen at the arena in Foxborough, Massachusetts, before they abruptly ducked and hid from the camera.

The pair were identified in US media as Mr Byron, a married chief executive of Astronomer, and Kristin Cabot, the firm’s chief people officer.

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      13 hours ago

      Don’t forget about how he blames the Democrats for getting ‘canceled’ and gets a speaking role at the next Republican Convention.

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      That’s not how it generally works. If you quit, the court will impute an income and you will owe based on that.

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      16 hours ago

      my understanding is the wife already changed her last name on facebook, so divorce filing is pretty much a given. He is definitely claiming no salary income, but she’s gonna grab him by the assets

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        Don’t these C-level guys usually get a golden parachute? He “tendered his resignation”, but probably still got some severance. Board could force him out but probably triggers some other vesting/equity clause. So having him “resign” but give him golden parachute.

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          This also isn’t some huge company. Closer to a startup still. Might not have that kind of benefits yet

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          Golden parachutes usually don’t involve inter-company affairs. He’s going to be lucky if the board doesn’t sue him for defamation of the company name essentially.