He is reported to be the youngest ever county council chief executive.
The 54-year-old was selected ahead of 27 other candidates, which apparently included several existing council chief executives.
'Those are areas we hope to address this year,' said health authority chief executive, Brian Jones.
By tradition, the sitting chief executive handpicks his successor.
Panther had agonized for months over the name 'Chief Executive'.
He was a Democrat placed on the highest court first of his state and then of the nation by Republican chief executives.
With the slump - and uncertainty about the market's future - the challenge chief executives face to make their stock options pay off looks very different.
Banking analysts said banks with older chairmen were far more likely to be acquired than those with younger chief executives.
Other titles for this office can include 'County Fire Officer' and 'Chief Executive', neither of which are in common use.
Below is the list Local Chief Executives of the barangay Poblacion since 1968.