{"id":73080,"date":"2025-07-18T16:23:16","date_gmt":"2025-07-18T16:23:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/73080\/"},"modified":"2025-07-18T16:23:16","modified_gmt":"2025-07-18T16:23:16","slug":"astronomer-hr-vp-on-coldplay-kiss-cam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/73080\/","title":{"rendered":"Astronomer HR VP on Coldplay kiss cam"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>These HR execs should probably take another look at their own handbook!<\/p>\n<p>The embarrassed woman captured on the Coldplay \u201ckiss cam\u201d with a two-timing tech honcho and his mistress employee has been identified by internet sleuths as the vice president of the company\u2019s human resources division \u2014 who was promoted just days before attending the concert with the alleged adulterers.<\/p>\n<p>Alyssa Stoddard, whose brand new title is vice president of people at Astronomer, was caught on the jumbotron footage blushing and smiling nervously as the apparent cheaters scrambled to hide their faces at the show in Foxborough, Massachusetts, Wednesday night, according to the online detectives.<\/p>\n<p>The other woman caught on the Coldplay kiss cam has been identified as Alyssa Stoddard, VP of HR at Astronomer. Grace Springer via Storyful<\/p>\n<p>Stoddard was promoted to the powerful position at the tech and data firm by Kristin Cabot, the company\u2019s chief of HR \u2014 who was exposed canoodling with the company\u2019s CEO, Andy Byron.<\/p>\n<p>The Post has not independently identified Stoddard, who did not respond to messages requesting comment Friday.<\/p>\n<p>Alyssa Stoddard smiling after Astronomer CEO Andy Byron and HR boss Kristin Cabot were caught on the Coldplay kiss cam. Grace Springer via Storyful<\/p>\n<p>Stoddard has followed Cabot around to multiple companies including data analytics firms Neo4j and cybersecurities firm Proofpoint. The two have been professionally linked for years.<\/p>\n<p>She was first hired by Cabot five months ago as head of people operations and strategy, and her promotion was announced by Cabot last week in a glowing LinkedIn post.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m incredibly proud to share that Alyssa Soddard has been promoted to VP of People at Astronomer,\u201d Cabot wrote, according to a screen grab taken before she deleted her LinkedIn account Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>Alyssa Stoddard was recently promoted to VP of people by Kristin Cabot. Alyssa Stoddard\/Linkedin<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve had the true privilege of working with Alyssa at four different companies over the years \u2014 and every time she has brought an extraordinary mix of empathy, operational excellence and unwavering integrity\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe\u2019s also a thoughtful, values-driven partner who makes every team she touches stronger.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Stoddard announced that she\u2019d been hired five months ago in a LinkedIn post that has since been flooded with nasty comments about allegedly attending the concert with Byron and Cabot.<\/p>\n<p>Kristin Cabot\u2019s LinkedIn post announcing Alyssa Stoddard\u2019s promotion.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve joined Kristin Cabot (Thornby) and the amazing People team at<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/astronomer\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">\u00a0Astronomer<\/a>, leading People Operations and Strategy! I\u2019m honored to be part of this journey and can\u2019t wait to see what lies ahead!\u201d\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/alyssa-stoddard-234b0268\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">she wrote in the post<\/a>. \u201cHere\u2019s to new beginnings and exciting opportunities.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNot a good look to knowingly condone affairs,\u201d one observer slammed in the comments section after the scandal broke.<\/p>\n<p>Andy Byron and Kristin Cabot canoodling on the kiss cam. Grace Springer via Storyful<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWay to go! You were hired to keep the secrets and failed five months into the job,\u201d another snapped.<\/p>\n<p>Byron and Cabot scrambled to duck out of frame and hide their faces when the camera panned to them canoodling and they were splashed on the jumbotron.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOh, what?\u201d\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/07\/17\/entertainment\/chris-martin-has-cheeky-reaction-after-exposing-andy-byron-kristin-cabots-apparent-affair\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">lead singer Chris Martin asked<\/a>\u00a0on stage, according to TikTok footage. \u201cEither they\u2019re having an affair or they\u2019re just very shy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>After realizing he had possibly outed a couple cheaters, Martin quipped: \u201cI hope we didn\u2019t do something bad.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"These HR execs should probably take another look at their own handbook! 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