O’Neil Software, Inc. has announced that David Holt, formerly Executive Vice President responsible for software development and support services, has been promoted to Chief Executive Officer.

He will assume responsibility for overall management, direction and growth of the Irvine, CA company that has, for over 30 years, provided technology solutions primarily for commercial and corporate records storage and management.

Tim O’Neil, the company’s Founder and Board Chairman, issued the following statement: “I have worked closely with David on software development objectives and goals since 1988.  As my long-time friend and business partner, I’m confident he will use his organizational and team building skills to grow the company, not only as he has done in software development, but now also in sales and marketing.”

He added, “Since coming on board as our first Director of Software Development in 1991, David has provided strong and innovative leadership in creating software solutions for the records storage industry.  For over 20 years under his stewardship, our technology has followed and adopted the best of the emerging trends in automation and data management.  This has provided us with the foundation to meet all of the challenges that come the way of a software company in the competitive and constantly changing world of information technology.  From the early days of IBM-compatible PCs, to the advent of the Internet and web and now the opportunities that the Cloud paradigm provides, we have kept our solutions at the forefront of our industry. In his new, wider ranging set of responsibilities, David will broaden our foundation and make possible expanded initiatives into new products, services and markets.”