Exhibit 31.1
CERTIFICATIONS
I, Scott A. Wolstein, certify that:
1. | I have reviewed this Amendment No. 1 to the Annual Report on Form 10-K/A of Developers Diversified Realty Corporation 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. |
April 29, 2009 | ||||
Date | ||||
/s/ Scott A. Wolstein | ||||
Scott A. Wolstein | ||||
Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer | ||||