"The coaching group is really excited that Jamie is taking the role of captain."
With 42 games under his belt, Booth is among the most experienced players in the team.
Booth said it was a special moment when Russell gave him the nod to lead the team.
"It was really exciting," he said.
"It is obviously a new challenge for me.
"I haven't really been in a position like this before.
"I am excited about the challenge and I have a great group of guys around me."
Despite being new to captaincy, Booth said the experience of players around him would help.
"I think that I am pretty lucky to have Nick Crosswell by my side.
"He has the experience. He is full of experience so drawing from him and having conversations with him will be important."
Booth has just come off a season with the Sunwolves in Super Rugby following on from training with the Blues in 2015, making his debut for the Highlanders in 2016 and spending the season with the Hurricanes in 2018.
"[The Sunwolves] was an awesome environment to be involved in. It was pretty cool to get involved in Japanese culture and be part of something new and exciting.
"They played a pretty cool brand of rugby and we created some great memories that we'll hold onto for a lifetime."
Wednesday's Turbos naming saw a mixture of regulars, new faces and returning stars named in the team.
Andre Taylor will play for the side having last worn the green and white jersey in 2009, while Fraser Stone and Nick Grogan have not played for the team since their championship winning season in 2014.
On the other side of the scale, Griffin Culver has won the race for the Turbos' second halfback spot.
He is one of four uncapped players in the backline along with fullback Adam Boult, first five-eighth Ben Wyness and centre Josiah Maraku.
Assistant coach Aaron Good said it was an exciting bunch of players to work with.
"The whole backline is locally developed through our academy.
"They have played club rugby here so that is exciting, and four players will get to wear the Turbos jersey for the first time.
"There is a lot of talent in this region and we are keen to promote that as much as we can and play that Turbos style."
Forwards coach Greg Fleming, who recently arrived back from Japan where he has been coaching the NTT Docomo Red Hurricanes, hoped the likes of Crosswell, Stone, Grogan and Fraser Armstrong would set a strong example for some of the new members of the squad.
"I am expecting the older experienced guys to teach the young fellows a few things.
"I think for our pack, it is about providing good ball.
"We have a great backline so if this year we can have some good stability up front and provide some good ball, we will have a good year."
The Turbos campaign has been themed On the Edge by the coaches in 2019.
"It is not about being frivolous or reckless, it is about pushing ourselves to the edge in terms of challenging ourselves to be better.
"Our whole mindset is to drive our standards high and value each other," Russell said.
