Jim Cyze is the President and Chief Executive officer for Chicago-based Production Services Associates, LLC. (PSA), the premier world-wide provider of innovative gift card, marketing and production management solutions.

Prior to joining PSA, Mr. Cyze was Senior Vice President of Sales & Marketing at Freedom Graphic Systems, a privately held organization, that provides one-to-one direct mail printing solutions. Before serving at FGS, Mr. Cyze was President of the Direct Marketing Group at Banta, a publicly traded company which is a leading provider of direct marketing solutions. He has previous experience as Executive Vice President of Operations at Merrill Corporation.

Mr. Cyze holds a BA in Accounting from Loyola University in Chicago. He is a 25 year veteran in the print and production management industry and brings extensive knowledge to PSA in the area of sales, operations, facilities management, equipment, postal logistics, technology, production, as well as deep experience in leadership development. Mr. Cyze serves on the Board of Directors of PSA.

“We are a B2B organization that is constantly evolving to meet the needs of our clients and the demands of their clients. At PSA we have put together a diverse mix of the most talented and experienced individuals from every discipline: print production, project management, and marketing on demand solutions. Most recently we transformed our card manufacturing facility from a good card plant into the industry leading, end-to-end card manufacturing and personalization facility; producing amazing results with shorter cycle times, quality levels well above our competition, and unmatched service levels. During the recent economic recession, when other manufacturers were cutting back, PSA was making significant investments,” states Mr. Cyze.