Our brand-new U.K. special issue, curated by London bureau chief Rhian Jones, is a first: a survey of women execs transforming the biz in Blighty. As this cover image (designed by our own Rebecca Baltutis) demonstrates, a large and diverse coterie of female players has emerged, and our issue is merely a sampling of this wave.

We'll be posting excerpts from the issue in our Blighty Beat section in the coming days and weeks; for starters, you can read about Universal Music U.K.'s Selina Webb, Sony U.K.'s Nicola Tuer and Atlantic U.K.'s Briony Turner.

You can click the pic for a bigger view. And by all means, try the Darjeeling.