Board Converting News, August 17, 2026

Key Container Corporation Forms Advisory Board

Quebecor World and President and CEO of Arriscraft International. • Matt Kaplan, former President and CEO of KapStone Paper & Packaging, which he co-founded with Rog- er Stone. Under his leadership, KapStone grew into a leading North American producer of containerboard, corrugated products and specialty papers, evolving into a large publicly traded packaging platform before its approximately $4.9 billion acquisition by WestRock. He brings extensive experience in packaging industry consolidation and strategic acquisitions. • Jose Maria Rodriguez Meis, President and COO of GPA Global. Previously, he held multiple senior leadership roles at International Paper, overseeing packaging businesses ranging from approximately $5 million to $2.7 billion in revenue, including serving as General Manager of Latin America Packaging and Area Vice President & General Manager of the U.S. Packaging Platform. • Mark Wilde, one of the packaging and paper industry’s longest tenured Wall Street analysts, with more than 30 years covering paper, packaging and forest products. He is currently Senior Advisor at McKinsey & Company and previously served on the Board of Directors of Syl- vamo as well as Managing Director at BMO and Deut- sche Bank. “As Key Container continues to grow, we're committed CONTINUED ON PAGE 14

Pawtucket, Rhode Island based Key Container Corpora- tion, a leading corrugated box manufacturer in New En- gland, has announced the formation of its advisory board, bringing together four packaging industry experts to pro- vide strategic guidance that will help the company better meet evolving customer needs while supporting its next phase of growth. The announcement builds on the company's continued momentum following Altamont Capital Partners' invest- ment in Key Container earlier this year. Through its partnership with Altamont, Key Container looks to accelerate its growth strategy, working alongside the firm's operational and investment professionals to build a scaled corrugated packaging platform focused on serving customers through strategic expansion and oper- ational excellence. The Advisory Board Includes: • Dave Boles, former President and Vice Chairman of Atlantic Packaging Products, where he managed the company's successful expansion into the U.S. market and drove sustained, meaningful growth. His experi- ence spans commercial strategy, operations and busi- ness transformation within the global packaging indus- try including serving as former North America COO of

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