Matthew Pinnell Deputy Chief Executive
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Matthew Pinnell is the Deputy Chief Executive of Cafcass Cymru
Matthew joined Cafcass Cymru as a Family Court Advisor in March 2002 and in July 2005 became an Area Director. Following a restructure of Cafcass Cymru he became the Head of Operations for Gwent in July 2011. In March 2018 Matthew was appointed as the Deputy Chief Executive. Matthew is a qualified Social worker with extensive experience in child and family social work, both with local authority children services departments and the third sector.