16/02/2026
Subject: Professional Advisory - Exercise Caution and Conduct Enhanced Due Diligence (PASEBRANDS / Humphrey Ambinda)
Colleagues,
This message is a professional advisory based on my direct experience. I recommend that investigators and industry contacts exercise caution and conduct enhanced due diligence before entering into any commercial arrangement with PASEBRANDS (including work conducted in or relating to Africa).
In my experience, communications and commitments did not meet expected professional standards. I encountered repeated delays, prolonged non-responsiveness, and commitments that were stated but not reliably executed. Accordingly, parties considering engagement should protect themselves by insisting on written terms, clear scope, verifiable milestones, and documented payment schedules.
Recommended Risk Controls
• Use written agreements defining scope, deliverables, timelines, and payment terms.
• Require payment schedules with specific dates and amounts; keep all commitments documented.
• Avoid advancing funds without verifiable performance milestones, especially where prior performance is unknown.
• Maintain contemporaneous records of communications and decisions.
If you would like additional context, you may contact me privately. Please interpret this advisory as a cautionary notice intended to promote professional standards and risk awareness, not as a personal attack.
Respectfully,
Juan C. Giraldo
HORIZON CPI LLC
