POWER OF ATTORNEY
       I, William F. Austen, hereby authorize and designate each of Sheri H.
Edison and Steven J. Price signing singly, as my true and lawful
attorney-in-fact to:
             (1)	prepare and execute for and on my behalf, in my
capacity as an officer and/or director of Bemis Company, Inc. (the "Company"),
a Form ID and Forms 3, 4 and 5 in accordance with Section 16(a) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act") and the rules and
regulations promulgated thereunder and other forms or reports on my behalf as
may be required to be filed in connection with my ownership, acquisition, or
disposition of securities of the Company, including Form 144;
             (2)	do and perform any and all acts for and on my behalf
that may be necessary or desirable to complete and execute any such Form ID,
Form 3, 4 or 5 or Form 144, and any amendments to any of the foregoing, and
timely file any such form with the 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 which, in the opinion of such attorney-in-fact,
may be to my benefit, in my best interest, or legally required of me, it being
understood that the statements executed by such attorney-in-fact on my behalf
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.

       I hereby further grant 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 I 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.  I hereby acknowledge that the foregoing attorneys-in-fact, in serving
in such capacity at my request, are not assuming, nor is the Company assuming,
any of my responsibilities to comply with Section 16 of the Exchange Act or
Rule 144 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act").

       This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until I
am no longer required to file Form ID or Forms 3, 4 and 5 or Form 144 with
respect to my holdings of and transactions in securities issued by the Company,
unless earlier revoked by me in a signed writing delivered to the foregoing
attorneys-in-fact.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, if any such attorney-in-fact
hereafter ceases to be an employee of the Company, then this Power of Attorney
shall be automatically revoked solely as to such individual, immediately upon
such cessation, without any further action on my part.

       I hereby revoke all previous Powers of Attorney that have been granted
by me in connection with my reporting obligations, if any, under Section 16 of
the Exchange Act and Rule 144 under the Securities Act with respect to my
holdings of and transactions in securities issued by the Company.

       IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have caused this Power of Attorney to be duly
executed as of this 30th day of November, 2015.

/s/ William F. Austen
William F. Austen