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.
October 27, 2012 -- Revised definition of conflict of interest at Section I.A (paragraph 2) and interested entity at Section I.C in order to clarify that the payment of gifts or perks above nominal value by anyone doing or seeking to do business with the university may create a conflict of interest.