Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors;


           Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain
           Officers.



(c)

Effective June 1, 2020, WestRock Company appointed Julia McConnell as its senior vice president and chief accounting officer, and its principal accounting officer for purposes of the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Prior to joining the Company, Ms. McConnell, age 51, worked for Carter's, Inc., where she served as vice president, international & supply chain finance since November 2017 and as vice president, finance and corporate controller from April 2010 to October 2018. Prior to joining Carter's, Ms. McConnell worked for PepsiCo, Inc. from April 2004 to March 2010 where she served in various finance roles, including as assistant controller. Ms. McConnell started her career with Price Waterhouse.

Ms. McConnell is not a party to any (a) arrangement or understanding regarding her selection as an officer and she has no family relationships with any director, executive officer or person nominated or chosen by the Company to become a director or executive officer of the Company or (b) transaction required to be disclosed pursuant to Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.

Ms. McConnell has not entered into any material plan, contract, arrangement or amendment in connection with her appointment as principal accounting officer. She will receive salary, annual incentive awards and long-term incentive awards, and will participate in other compensation and benefit programs, at levels consistent with her position and scope of responsibility. The Company's compensation and benefit plans are more fully described in the "Compensation Discussion and Analysis" section of the Company's proxy statement on Schedule 14A relating to its 2020 annual meeting of stockholders, filed with the SEC on December 13, 2019, and incentive plans and incentive plan agreements are included as exhibits to the Company's annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 2019.

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