Bat-Ochir Sukhbaatar began his career with the Ulaanbaatar City Authority, ultimately employed as senior engineer-economist. In 1992, he co-founded one of the first private companies in Mongolia, focusing on the trade and distribution of imported petroleum and petroleum products in Mongolia through the Global Line Company LLC network of petrol stations and wholesale dealers. In 2009, he and his partners established Geotrass LLC which is engaged in road, bridge and dam construction, fibre optic communications installation and mining logistics. Mr Sukhbaatar is a native of Mongolia and is fluent in Russian and English.