United Financial Bancorp Inc. and United Bank of Glastonbury, Conn., has announced the appointment of John J. Smith as executive vice president and chief information & administrative officer. In the new role, Smith will lead the Information Technology, Payment Operations and Project Management teams. He will report directly to William H.W. Crawford 1V, chief executive officer of the company. With more than 30 years of experience in financial services technology and operations management, Smith has spent the last 10 years with CIT Group in New Jersey, serving as chief information officer for CIT Bank Unit from 2010 to 2015.