February 18, 2026 | Cindy Riggins, Owner and President of Riggins Rights Management (RRM), has been semi-retired for over a year. During that time, Riggins Rights Management’s vice president, Mr. Jade Doyel, assumed responsibility for key aspects of the company’s management. Jade just celebrated his seventh year with the company. As Cindy considered full retirement, it was a priority to continue with someone experienced in rights management for our clients, licensing partners, and team, rather than to be acquired or managed by someone unfamiliar with the unique aspects of rights management in Christian publishing.
Jade expressed interest not only in the company’s complete management but also in ownership. It became evident that this was the best option to ensure a smooth business transition. The team was advised of the offer in December, and all team members reiterated their commitment to stay and serve our clients and publishing partners.
In January, we began transition planning. RRM also began notifying our clients in confidence. The client response has been extremely supportive of the transition. They appreciate that the company will continue with the same team and services.
Our proprietary rights management system will continue to be utilized, target cross-media marketing, event attendance, and licensing management will continue as usual.
The ownership change will result in a name change to Petradi International Rights Services d/b/a Petradi Rights Management. Petradi comes from the Greek root word for rock, “Petra”, and Petradi means a small stone, or more aptly, a “gemstone”.
The new company ownership will be official as of April 1, 2025. Cindy Riggins will officially retire and become a board member of Petradi. She will be available for consultation and work a few hours a week to ensure a smooth business transition for at least the remainder of the year.
ABOUT RIGGINS RIGHTS MANAGEMENT
Riggins Rights Management has served as the rights department for Christian organizations and publishers since 2003. We have issued almost 10,000 licensing agreements in 75 languages, resulting in at least 12 million copies being published and more than 20 million lives impacted worldwide. In 2017, we began adding Indigenous rights managers with publishing experience to key regions worldwide. Our in-territory rights managers are unique to Christian publishing.
ABOUT JADE DOYEL
Jade began his publishing journey in Korea, where he worked to acquire English-language titles for translation and publication. Having also worked in China and Spain, his international experience, coupled with a passion for bringing faith-based literature across borders, has shaped his career in rights management for over two decades. His educational credentials include a BA from Iowa State University and an MS in Intellectual Property Law from the John Marshall Law School in Chicago, Illinois. Jade has worked at Riggins Rights Management for seven years. He will now become President and Owner, Petradi International Rights Services, Inc. (formerly Riggins Rights Management).
