KapStone Paper and Packaging Corporation Cultura de la Empresa

Mr. Matthew Kaplan, also known as Matt, has been the President of KapStone Paper and Packaging Corporation since April 15, 2005 and has been its Chief Executive Officer since January 01, 2017. Mr. Kaplan served as Chief Operating Officer of KapStone Paper and Packaging Corporation from 2005 to January 01, 2017. Mr. Kaplan served as the Interim Chairman and Interim Chief Executive Officer of KapStone Paper and Packaging Corporation since August 2015 until October 22, 2015. He was a Manager of Stone-Kaplan Investments, LLC since July 2004. He served as a Secretary of KapStone Paper and Packaging Corporation since April 15, 2005. He served as the President and Chief Operating Officer of Box USA Holdings, Inc. from July 2000 to July 2004. He began his career at Stone Container Corporation in 1979 and served as its Senior Vice President and General Manager of North American Operations. He served as Vice President and General Manager of Container Division at Smurfit-Stone Container Corporation until March 1999. He has been a Director of KapStone Paper and Packaging Corporation since April 15, 2005 and American Forest & Paper Association Inc. since February 2011. He served as a Trustee of Magnetar Spectrum Fund since 2007. He served as a Director at Box USA Holdings, Inc., from July 2000 to July 2004. Mr. Kaplan received a B.A. in Economics from the University of Pennsylvania and an M.B.A. from the University of Chicago.

Ms. Andrea K. Tarbox has been the Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President of KapStone Paper and Packaging Corporation (also known as Stone Arcade Acquisition Corp.) since January 08, 2007 and January 01, 2017 respectively. Ms. Tarbox served as Vice President of KapStone Paper and Packaging Corporation since January 08, 2007 until January 01, 2017. Ms. Tarbox served as a Financial Consultant of Stone Arcade since April 2006. She played a key financial role in the acquisition by Stone Arcade of the Kraft Papers Business from International Paper Company. She served as the Chief Financial Officer and Chief Administrative Officer of Uniscribe Professional Services, Inc., from March 2003 to March 2006 and was responsible for all its financial and corporate administrative functions. Prior to joining Uniscribe, Ms. Tarbox served as Group Vice President of Finance and Treasurer at The Gartner Group from July 1994 to February 2003. She began her business career as an Auditor and then Senior Auditor of Ernst & Young. She then served for British Petroleum in 3 levels of increased responsibility, supervising the Accounting, Reporting and Systems groups. Ms. Tarbox went on to manage the Accounting function of ABEX, a $700 million global industrial products firm. She served as Director of Accounting at NY Power Authority, a $1.3 billion business. For 5 years she led the Accounting, Analysis and Corporate Services of Fortune Brands, a $15 billion consumer products company. Ms. Tarbox received a BA degree in Psychology from Connecticut College, graduating with honors. She later received an MBA in Finance from University of Rhode Island. She is a Certified Public Accountant.

Mr. Randy J. Nebel has been Executive Vice President of Integrated Packaging at KapStone Paper and Packaging Corporation since January 01, 2017. Mr. Nebel serves as the President of KapStone Kraft Paper Corporation. Mr. Nebel has been the President of Longview Fibre Company, Longview Fibre Paper and Packaging, Inc. since July 2009. He served as Vice President, General Manager and President of the Mill Division at KapStone Paper and Packaging Corporation from August 2013 to January 01, 2017. He joined Longview in January 2008. He has 31 years of experience in the paper and packaging industry and has made significant leadership contributions to the transformation of Longview Fibre Paper and Packaging, Inc. He has worked at notable organizations such as Weyerhaeuser, Georgia Pacific and James River before joining Longview Fibre in January 2008. He has been a Director at American Forest & Paper Association Inc. since January 2010. Mr. Nebel has a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemical Engineering from Montana State University.

Mr. Timothy P. Keneally, also known as Tim, has been Consultant of KapStone Paper and Packaging Corporation since January 01, 2017. Mr. Keneally has been the President of Kapstone Container Corporation since July 2013. Mr. Keneally serves as the President of Kapstone Kraft Paper Corporation. He served as President of Container Division at KapStone Paper and Packaging Corporation since August 2013 until January 01, 2017. He served as Vice President and General Manager at KapStone Paper and Packaging Corporation from January 2007 to January 01, 2017. He served as General Manager of Kraft paper business of KapStone Paper and Packaging Corporation since January 2007. Previously, Mr. Keneally led the International Paper team that assessed the review of strategic alternatives relating to the Kraft paper business. He was the lead person in presenting the historical performance of the business and assisted in defining the future strategy for the business. He has 34 years of experience in the paper and packaging industry. He was with International Paper since the merger of Union Camp Corporation and International Paper in 1999 and was a Corporate Officer at IP since 1992. Mr. Keneally earned a B.A degree in History from Marist College.

Mr. Roger Warren Stone has been the Chief Executive Officer at Longview Fibre Paper and Packaging, Inc. Mr. Stone serves as the Chief Executive Officer of KapStone Kraft Paper Corporation. He served as a Manager of Stone-Kaplan Investments, LLC from July 2004 to December 2007. He served as the Chief Executive Officer of Box USA Holdings, Inc. from July 2000 to July 2004. He served as the President and Chief Executive Officer of RockTenn CP, LLC (formerly, Smurfit-Stone Container Enterprises, Inc.). He served as Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer of KapStone Paper and Packaging Corporation from April 2005 to January 2007 and Chief Executive Officer from April 2005 to January 01, 2017. He has been Executive Chairman of KapStone Paper and Packaging Corporation since April 15, 2005. He serves as the Chairman of Longview Fibre Paper and Packaging, Inc., International Paper Inc., and KapStone Kraft Paper Corporation. He has been Non-Executive Chairman at Stone Tan China Acquisition Corp. since January 2007. He served as the Chairman of Box USA Holdings, Inc. from July 2000 to July 2004. He has been a Member of Advisory Board at Agritech Worldwide, Inc. (formerly, Z-Trim Holdings, Inc.) since August 2012. He served as a Director of The First National Bank of Chicago and First Chicago Corporation. He served as a Director of McDonald's Corp. from 1989 to August 10, 2015. He served as a Director at Option Care Inc. He served as a Director of Autoliv, Inc. from May 1997 to April 26, 2005 and PaperExchange.com, L.L.C since August 1999. He served as a Director of Morton International, LLC (Morton International, Inc.) since April 30, 1997. Mr. Stone received a B.S. in Economics from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.

Ms. Kathryn D. Ingraham has been Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary at KapStone Paper and Packaging Corporation since May 2015. Ms. Ingraham served as Deputy General Counsel of Dover Corporation from 2011 to 2015.

Andrea Tarbox serves as the Executive Vice President and CFO of KapStone Paper and Packaging Corporation. Andrea started at KapStone Paper and Packaging Corporation in Apr of 2006. Andrea currently resides in the Greater Chicago Area.

Steve Leahy serves as the Vice President Operations of KapStone Paper and Packaging Corporation. Steve started at KapStone Paper and Packaging Corporation in Jul of 2017. Steve currently resides in the Greenville, South Carolina Area.

John Caplice serves as the Vice President Sales and Marketing of KapStone Paper and Packaging Corporation. John started at KapStone Paper and Packaging Corporation in November of 2011. John currently resides in the Richmond, Virginia Area.

Colin Connor serves as the Vice President, Internal Audit of KapStone Paper and Packaging Corporation. Colin started at KapStone Paper and Packaging Corporation in August of 2007. Colin currently resides in the Greater Chicago Area.