â¢ Teamwork at all levels is seen as key to improving processes and services. â¢ Quality management and improvement training are provided at all levels of the organization. â¢ Accountability for quality and productivity improvement is tied to managers' performance evaluations.
DEFINITION of 'Senior Debt'. Borrowed money that a company must repay first if it goes out of business. Companies have a number of options for obtaining financing, including bank loans and the issuance of bonds and stocks. Each type of financing has a different priority level in being repaid if the company decides to liquidate. If the company goes under, the holders of each type of financing have different levels of rights to the company's assets.
Payment subordination allows the senior creditor the right to be paid first from all assets of the debtor or any other obligor of the debtor, regardless whether such assets constitute collateral security. The amount owed to the senior lender drives payment subordination terms, not the value of the pledged collateral. Provisions in the intercreditor agreement typically require all parties to pay-over to the senior creditor or its agent any proceeds obtained from shared collateral.