Exhibit 31.1
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
RULE 13a-14 OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
I, Kevin Akeroyd, certify that:
1. I have reviewed this Amendment No. 1 to the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Cision Ltd.; and
2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report.
| Date: April 5, 2019 | |
| /s/ Kevin Akeroyd | |
| Kevin Akeroyd | |
| Chief Executive Officer |