Russell Caplan joined the Saints board in 2013.

After graduating in law at the University of Melbourne, he had a 42 year executive career with the Shell Oil Company in Europe, the USA and Australia, retiring as Chairman of Shell in Australia in 2010.

After retiring, he had a non-executive career as chair of Orica, director of Aurizon and chair of Horizon Roads. He chaired the Melbourne and Olympic Parks Trust for 14 years and was a trustee of the Australian Cancer Research Foundation.