POWER OF ATTORNEY

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

(1)	prepare, execute in the undersigned's name and on the undersigned's
behalf, and submit to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the
"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 by
Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended or any
rule or regulation of the SEC;

(2) 	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");

(3) 	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

(4) 	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 February, 2013.

Signature: /s/ Jonathan R. Furer
Name:     Jonathan R. Furer