Meadwestvaco (MWV) 10-Q 2003 Q2 Quarterly report

Exhibit 32.2

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO

18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

The undersigned hereby certifies, in her capacity as an officer of MeadWestvaco Corporation (the “Company”), for purposes of 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

• the Quarterly Report of the Company on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 2003 fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

• the information contained in such report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operation of the Company.

Date: August 11, 2003

/s/ Cynthia A.Niekamp

Name: Cynthia A. Niekamp

Title: Chief Financial Officer