Matthew McConaughey speaks onstage at New York’s Carnegie Hall in February 2020.
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While Salesforce Inc. has been slashing jobs and looking for ways to cut costs, it has also reportedly been paying actor Matthew McConaughey more than $10 million a year to serve as a creative adviser and TV pitchman.
The Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday that McConaughey, a friend of Salesforce founder and co-CEO Marc Benioff, was receiving an eight-figure compensation plan made up of cash and equity. The deal was significant enough that it needed to be approved by Salesforce’s compensation committee, the Journal reported….
