Matthew Kaplan

Biographical Information
"Mr. Matthew Kaplan has been the President and Secretary of KapStone Paper and Packaging Corporation (formerly Stone Arcade Acquisition Corp.) since April 15, 2005 and has been its Chief Operating Officer since 2007. Mr. Kaplan has been Manager of Stone-Kaplan Investments, LLC since July 2004. 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 of Box USA Holdings, Inc., from July 2000 to July 2004. Mr. Kaplan received a B.A. in Economics from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania and an M.B.A. from the University of Chicago."