Know all by these presents, that the undersigned hereby makes, constitutes
and appoints each of Denise R. Singleton and Stephanie W. Bignon or any of them
acting singly, and with full power of
substitution and re-substitution, the undersigned's true and lawful attorney
in fact (each of such persons and their substitutes being referred to herein as
the "Attorney-in-Fact"), with full power to act for the undersigned and in
the undersigned's name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to:
1.	Prepare, execute, and submit to the Securities and Exchange
Commission ("SEC") a Form ID, including amendments thereto, and any
other documents necessary or appropriate to obtain codes and passwords
enabling the undersigned to make electronic filings with the SEC of reports
required or considered by the Attorney-in-Fact to be advisable under Section
16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act" and "Section 16",
respectively) or any rule or regulation of the SEC;
2.	Prepare, execute and submit to the SEC, WestRock Company (the "Company"),
and/or any national securities exchange on which the Company's securities
are listed any and all reports (including any amendments thereto)
the undersigned is required to file with the SEC, or which the
Attorney-in-Fact considers it advisable to file with the SEC, under
Section 16 or any rule or regulation of the SEC, including Rule 144
under the Securities Act of 1933 ("Rule 144"), with respect to any
security of the Company; and
3.	Obtain, as the undersigned's representative and on the undersigned's
behalf, information regarding transactions in the Company's equity
securities from any third party, including the Company and any brokers,
dealers, employee benefit plan administrators, trusts and trustees,
and the undersigned hereby authorizes any such third party to release
any such information to the Attorney-in-Fact.

The undersigned hereby grants to the Attorney-in-Fact full power and
authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite,
necessary or advisable to be done in connection with the foregoing,
as fully, to all intents and purposes, as the undersigned might or
could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that the
Attorney-in-Fact, or his or her substitute or substitutes, shall
lawfully do or cause to be done by authority of this Power of Attorney.
	The undersigned acknowledges that:
a)	This Power of Attorney authorizes, but does not require, the
Attorney-in-Fact to act in his or her discretion on information
provided to such Attorney-in-Fact without independent verification
of such information;
b)	Any documents prepared or executed by the Attorney-in-Fact on
behalf of the undersigned pursuant to this Power of Attorney will be
in such form and will contain such information as the Attorney-in-Fact,
in his or her discretion, deems necessary or desirable; and
c)	This Power of Attorney does not relieve the undersigned from
responsibility for compliance with the undersigned's obligations under
Section 16 or any rule or regulation of the SEC.  Neither the Company nor
the Attorney-in-Fact assumes any liability for the undersigned's
responsibility to comply with the requirements of Section 16 or Rule 144,
any liability of the undersigned for any failure to comply with such
requirements, or any liability of the undersigned for disgorgement
of profits under Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act.

	This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until the
undersigned is no longer subject to reporting requirements with respect to the
undersigned's holdings of and transactions in securities of the Company,
unless earlier revoked by the undersigned in a signed writing delivered to
the Attorney-in-Fact. This Power of Attorney revokes all previous powers
of attorney with respect to the subject matter of this Power of Attorney.

	IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has duly executed this Power of Attorney
this 29th day of July, 2022.


					By: /s/ Alan D. Wilson
					Name: Alan D. Wilson
					Title:  Director