Apple may have posted the most extraordinary growth in net income among any of the most profitable companies in the world. In 2004, Apple made $276 million. Last year, that number rose to $37 billion.
Here are a few examples of possible conflicts of interest: 1  You are a member of the board of directors for your childâs daycare. At the last board meeting, the directors discussed the dismissal of an employee with whom many children had problems, including your own child. 2  You are a director of an organization.
partner and head of corporate finance for the second time. 8 What these stories tell us is that the very notion of conflicts of interest is fluid rather than rigid. Itis open to interpretation. In some contexts, as in the Freshfields case, it cannot be explained awayas a âblipâ.But in most business transactions business and legal relationships are complex andvaried. What these stories tell us is that the very notion of conflicts of interest is fluid rather than rigid. Itis open to interpretation. In some contexts, as in the Freshfields case, it cannot be explained awayas a âblipâ. But in most business transactions business and legal relationships are complex andvaried.