POWER OF ATTORNEY

	Know all by these presents that the undersigned hereby constitutes
and appoints each of Andrea K. Tarbox, Kathryn D. Ingraham, Paul R. Hogan
and Timothy W. Schmidt signing singly, the undersigned's true and lawful
attorney-in-fact to:

1. execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, all reports to be filed
by the undersigned pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act") and the rules promulgated
thereunder (including Forms 3, 4, and 5 and any successor forms) (the
"Section 16 Reports") with respect to the equity securities of KapStone
Paper and Packaging Corporation (the "Company");

2. do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the undersigned
that may be necessary or desirable to complete and execute any such Section
16 Report, complete and execute any amendment or amendments thereto, and
file such report with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission
and any stock exchange or similar authority; and

3. take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection with the
foregoing that, in the opinion of such attorney-in-fact, may be of benefit
to, in the best interest of, or legally required by, the undersigned, it
being understood that the documents executed by such attorney-in-fact on
behalf of the undersigned pursuant to this Power of Attorney shall be in
such form and shall contain such terms and conditions as such
attorney-in-fact may approve in such attorney-in-fact's discretion.

	The undersigned hereby grants to each such attorney-in-fact full
power and authority to do and perform any and every act and thing whatsoever
requisite, necessary, or proper to be done in the exercise of any of the
rights and powers herein granted, as fully to all intents and purposes as
the undersigned might or could do if personally present, with full power
of substitution or revocation, hereby ratifying and confirming all that
such attorney-in-fact, or such attorney-in-fact's substitute or substitutes,
shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue of this Power of Attorney
and the rights and powers herein granted. The undersigned acknowledges that
the foregoing attorneys-in-fact, in serving in such capacity at the request
of the undersigned, are not assuming, nor is the Company assuming, any of
the undersigned's responsibilities to comply with Section 16 of the Exchange
Act.

	This Power of Attorney shall be effective as of the date set forth
below and shall continue in full force and effect until the undersigned is
no longer required to file Section 16 Reports with respect to the equity
securities of the Company, unless earlier revoked by the undersigned in a
signed writing delivered to the foregoing attorneys-in-fact.

	IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of
Attorney to be executed as of this 5th day of August, 2016.

Signature: /Paula H.J. Cholmondeley/
Name:  Paula H.J. Cholmondeley