Salesforce just granted its top execs over $5 million in cash bonuses, including $2.35 million to CEO Marc Benioff (CRM)

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• Salesforce is awarding over $5 million in cash bonuses to its top five executives. 
• CEO Marc Benioff alone will receive nearly half of that: He'll be paid $2.3 million in bonuses on April 15. 
• While the bonuses are an annual occurrence, this year's awards come amid an economic downturn that has led to widespread of layoffs across the country and record unemployment. 
• Benioff has pledged not to make any "significant" layoffs at Salesforce for the next 90 days, after urging all CEOs to take 90-day no layoff pledge. 
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Salesforce is awarding over $5 million in bonuses to its top five executives, according to a regulatory filing on Monday. CEO Marc Benioff will receive $2.35 million, or nearly half the total. 

The bonuses, which will be paid around April 15, are a standard annual occurrence and reflect the executives' performances over past year. This year's payouts, however, provide a starker-than-usual contrast to conditions across the U.S. as the coronavirus pandemic has ravaged the economy, triggering mass layoffs and leading to record rates of unemployment. 

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