Given that the PMC has already approved this particular election, this discussion is academic. However...
Meritocracy is one of the three foundational principles described in the "rules of engagement" in the Eclipse Foundation Development Process. So, it's obviously important.
A rule of thumb when creating a nomination statement is to ask yourself whether or not, without knowing the individual or having knowledge of who they work for, you would vote to make that person a committer.
"more convenient for the team" is not a demonstration of merit.
I would still like to understand the relationship between Eclipse Che and DevWorkspace. If DevWorkspace is content that is moving into the Eclipse Che project, for example, having experience with that code base might provide a pretty solid basis for a merit statement. In that case, however, I would expect that the committer election would start around the same time the code contribution is delivered to the IP Team for their review.
While I have your attention, Eclipse Che is way overdue for a release or progress review. And it's long past time, I think, for the project to exit incubation. Please engage with the EMO at your earliest convenience.
I'd also like to know what steps the Eclipse Che project is taking to attract committers from a more diverse group of companies.
Wayne