Served as Vice-Chairman of the Tobacco Board, 2010
Elite Leaf Tobacco Company (previously K K Mohan Enterprises) is a family owned business established in 1990 by Mr. K.V Rayudu who comes from a rural village called Unguturu in located in Guntur district. Half a century ago, this region used to be the epicenter of FCV tobacco produced in India. Born and raised in an agricultural based family, Mr. Rayudu as a child helped his father in tobacco cultivation and curing it in their own barn eventually getting acquainted to the valuable knowledge of tobacco. With a Bachelors degree in Arts from AC college, Guntur, Mr. Rayudu has gained extensive experience in procurement, processing and delivering uncompromised quality tobacco at International standards.
From its humble beginnings with the annual trade quantity from about 30,000 kgs in 1990, ELTC has come a long way standing out as a competent entity with its annual trade quantity over 20,00,000 kgs in 2024. Recognizing his efforts in the industry, Mr. Rayudu has been appointed as a member from 2008 - 2014 and Vice-Chairman of Tobacco Board in 2010, a statuary body constituted by Ministry of Commerce, Govt. of India. With his persistence and quintessential business acumen, the company has expanded its client base which include top cigarette manufacturing companies in India as well as many reputed International companies with their own set of unique requirements.
Management
A Rajesh, Managing Partner
A post graduate from NYU, USA, Rajesh Alapati adds in the entrepreneurial spirit with his eager passion to structure and to modernize the approach of the company. Worked as a project manager on multi-million dollar projects in NYC, Mr. Rajesh brings in his management skills in handling the operations of the company under the mentorship of Mr. Rayudu himself.
ELITE LEAF TOBACCO COMPANY
ELTC is a sister concern of K K Mohan Enterprises which was established in 2020 for being dedicated for export purposes while KKME is for domestic business.
