West End Indiana Bancshares, Inc. announced that director Fredric A. Ahaus retired from the boards of directors of the company and its wholly owned subsidiary, West End Bank, S.B., effective January 2, 2015. The company also announced that Timothy R. Frame, who was promoted to the positions of president and chief executive officer of the company and the bank effective January 2, 2015, was appointed to the boards of directors of the company and the bank effective January 2, 2015. Prior to these appointments, since March 2013, Mr. Frame served as executive vice president, chief operating officer and chief credit officer of the company and prior to these appointments Mr. Frame served as senior vice president, director of retail services and chief credit officer of the bank.

Mr. Frame has been employed by the bank since 2003, and has more than 25 years of banking experience.