FTX CEO John Ray lll was paid $1,575 per hour last month as bankruptcy trudges on
FTX CEO John J. Ray lll was paid $1,575 an hour last month for his work in overseeing the exchange's bankruptcy, according to a court document filed on Thursday.
From March 1 to March 31, Ray worked 231 hours and was paid a total of $363,825. Ray's work included weekly phone calls and in-person board meetings to manage bankruptcy restructuring efforts, as well as leading weekly calls and meetings, according to a monthly staffing report.
"Additionally, Mr. Ray has worked to establish and maintain internal controls, address and manage employees and employee concerns, interacted with management in Japan, Europe and other locations throughout the world and managed cash, other assets and investments, data and systems related issues with respect to all Debtors," the filing read. "Mr. Ray also provided oversight related to the Debtors’ public relations and communications plans."
FTX collapsed in November 2022 and owes customers over $8 billion.
Ray, who years ago helped clean up Enron's corporate collapse, had previously alluded to the FTX bankruptcy being worse than Enron. In filings following FTX's downfall, Ray said he had never seen "such a complete failure of corporate controls and such a complete absence of trustworthy financial information as occurred here."
Notably, Ray is the only professional staffed by Owl Hill, his advisory firm, which was once known as Greylock Partners, to work on behalf of the debtors.
