POWER OF ATTORNEY


KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that the undersigned hereby constitutes and
appoints Denise R. Singleton, Steven B. Nickerson and Vandy F. Fitzpatrick,
and each of them, the true and lawful agents and attorneys-in-fact of the
undersigned, with full power to appoint a substitute or to execute and file
with the Securities Exchange Commission on behalf of the undersigned or on
behalf of any trust with respect to which the undersigned serves as a trustee,
any Form 3s, Form 4s or Form 5s (or any amendments thereto) required to be so
executed and filed in connection with the beneficial ownership of securities
of WestRock Company by the undersigned or any such trust with respect to which
the undersigned serves as trustee under Section 16(a) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Act"), and the rules and regulations
promulgated thereunder.  The undersigned hereby gives to said agents and
attorneys-in-fact, and to each of them, full power and authority to act in the
premises, including, but not limited to, full power and authority to determine
in his or their sole discretion the time when, purpose for and manner in which
any powers herein conferred shall be exercised.  The undersigned hereby
ratifies and confirms all that said agents and attorneys-in-fact, or any of
them, or any substitute or substitutes, may do by virtue hereof.  This power
of attorney shall remain valid and in full force and effect until the earlier
of (i) the date on which the undersigned is no longer subject to the reporting
requirements under Section 16(a) of the Act and the rules and regulations
promulgated thereunder and (ii) the date on which this power of attorney is
revoked in writing by the undersigned.

	IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has duly executed this
             Power of Attorney this 10th day of March, 2022.


				By:    /s/ David B. Sewell
				Name:  David B. Sewell
      				Title:	 President and Chief Executive Officer