Empire (OBE) in the 2019 Birthday Honours. Later career In November 2018, Stihler was appointed as the new Chief Executive Officer of Open Knowledge Foundation. She stood down as an MEP on 31 January 2019 to take up the role in February 2019. On 9 July 2020, Creative Commons announced she would be the new CEO with a starting date of 17 August 2020. In 2022, she was elected Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. References External links 1973 births Living people People educated at Coltness High School Alumni of the University of St Andrews People from Bellshill Scottish Labour MEPs MEPs for Scotland 1999–2004 MEPs for Scotland 2004–2009 MEPs for Scotland 2009–2014 MEPs for Scotland 2014–2019 20th-century women MEPs for Scotland 21st-century women MEPs for Scotland Labour Party (UK) parliamentary candidates Officers of the Order of the British Empire Politicians from North Lanarkshire Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh